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Receive a Business Tax Credit While Transforming a Child’s Life The state of Mississippi offers a tax credit for donations made to an Eligible Foster Care Charitable Organization. Your [...]

Receive an Individual Tax Credit While Transforming a Child’s Life The state of Mississippi offers a tax credit for donations made to an eligible Qualified Charitable Organization. Your [...]

RECEIVE A TAX CREDIT WHILE TRANSFORMING A CHILD’S LIFE Through the Children’s Promise Act, individuals and businesses can receive a Mississippi tax credit for donations made to Hope Village for [...]

This depends on the permanency plan developed for them by the Department of Human Services and the Court System. If reunification is the plan, visitation is encouraged.

One of the fears children face when they enter the system is not knowing where they will be placed. This fear is intensified when the first placement does not work out and they are continually [...]

Sela Ward is an active member of Hope Village’s Board of Directors and was the catalyst that allowed this dream to become a reality.

All of our children are in the custody of the state of Mississippi. Guidelines must be followed that restrict their ability to move about the community freely. However, visits are scheduled with [...]

This also depends on the permanency plan. Some of our children will remain with us until adulthood, others will enter foster care, go to relatives or return home.

Because of confidentiality requirements, visits are limited but are possible.

This again depends on the plan. On rare occasions, a child may stay one night. Since foster and adoptive homes are limited, many of our children will be here for years.  The average length of [...]