Believing wholeheartedly in a person’s potential to change and acknowledging every child’s right to a stable and secure family, Hour Children stands beside the families we serve to help them achieve their potential.
Each year, Hour Children provides compassionate, comprehensive services to over 4,500 clients, including housing to almost 200 families. Our array of programs, provided during the period of separation and upon the mother’s return to the community, nurture the family bond and support the connection between a mother and her child.
We provide wrap-around services to support mothers and their children.
We help women who have been incarcerated get back on their feet through holistic, supportive programming so that no child’s life is defined by their mother’s sentence.
Our Reentry, Childcare and Community Services Set the Stage for Success
Our comprehensive programming supports mothers and their children at each stage of their journey.
Programming for Incarcerated Mothers
Hour Children works inside the city and state’s jails and prisons to nurture strong, and happy, healthy relationships between incarcerated mothers and their children.
Supportive Housing
We provide transitional and permanent housing in both communal and independent settings. Residents are supported by a robust array of case management and mental health services for women and their children.
Hour Working Women Program
Through job training, educational opportunities and mentoring, we provide women the essential skills to find success in the workplace.
Hour Community Food Pantry
Open to both clients and the wider community, our supermarket-style food pantry provides healthy, nutritious options.
Programs for Children and Teens
We offer a variety of engaging and meaningful programs for the children who are part of our community, from infancy through their teenage years.
Hour Thrift Shops
Our two locations offer affordable shopping, provide jobs and training for our women, and earn revenue to help fund our programming.
A Donation You Can Feel Great About
We couldn’t do Hour work without your support.