What We Do | Hope Renews

About Us

Hope Renews was founded by parents of teens with severe emotional distress in residential treatment programs. Having had children in these programs we learned firsthand two things. First, that this kind of intensive intervention can be life saving. And second, we learned that it comes with a substantial price tag.

It has been our belief that this kind of care should not be the exclusive province of the wealthy. So we created a foundation to specifically address financial issues – through loans and grants directly to families, through the dissemination of information of resources that might be available to help pay for treatment, and through a forum of supportive voices to connect families facing this challenge.

Hope Renews has survived the critical first five years in operation. While our grant and loan program is focused on just one program, Vista Adolescent Treatment Center, the information in this website should be of use to the much broader universe of families struggling to pay for a child in treatment. More...

How Do I Pay for It?

Paying for treatment is a challenge to low- and middle-income families. But it is not impossible.

It takes a parent that is educated, dedicated, and thinks outside the box. It will require planning, locating resources, talking to programs, juggling tasks, all while you are trying to take care of your family. But if you approach this fight, armed with knowledge and support, you are more likely to get your child the help he needs. More...

Programs

Hope Renews supports families with children in residential treatment for serious emotional disturbances with the following programs:

Hope Line
Hope Relief Grants and Loans
J.A and Kathryn Albertson Foundation Fund for Idaho Families

Hope Line

You have already found the Hope Line portion of Hope Renews. Our website has been conceived organically. That is, we have started the effort by amassing what information we have been able to find from publically available sources. But information needs to be kept fresh and up to date. So we welcome your edits, comments, elaborations, corrections, etc. Especially, we hope you will share with us funding sources we may have overlooked.

Hope Relief Grants and Loans

Hope Renews has provided almost $400,000 in grants and loans to families struggling to keep their children in residential treatment after their own source of funds has dried up. We do so in conjunction with programs which have agreed to be active partners with us. While we have worked with several programs in the past, at present we are only affiliated with Vista Adolescent Treatment Center.

As funds allow, Hope Renews may provide up to 25% of the monthly tuition for teens attending residential programs and up to 50% for teens attending transition programs. In some cases, Hope Renews may provide limited travel funds for parents to visit their children while attending an RTC.

To be eligible, students must be enrolled in an approved RTC. The program staff must attest to the child and his family’s commitment to the therapeutic process.

Families are eligible for assistance if the cost of treatment in any given year exceeds 10% of the family’s adjusted gross income (AGI) as defined by the IRS.

Hope Renews takes the following into consideration when making scholarships:

family size
liquid assets
special circumstances, like a recent loss of a job or unexpected medical expenses, and
family commitment to the therapeutic process.

Hope Renews makes awards based on family need and availability of funds. Award decisions are made as promptly as possible.

For more information, contact Scott Cargle.

J.A and Kathryn Albertson Foundation Fund for Idaho Families

Hope Renews and the JA and Kathryn Albertson Foundation have been in partnership since 2005. It is the mission of the Albertson Foundation to provide support exclusively to the people of Idaho. To that end, they have made funds available for Hope Renews to support families with teens in crisis.

Hope Renews has offered grants to low income families with teens needing to go to wilderness, we have helped grandparents struggling to pay for their grandson’s care out of their retirement funds, as well as working with other families.

If you are from Idaho and are contemplating sending a child to residential treatment, please contact Scott Cargle to see if we might be able to help you.

Newsletter 2010

The Hope Renews Newsletter for 2010 (that is, a real, hold in your hands, line your bird cage, burn after reading, made from paper document) is in the final production phases.

The topic is ADVICE:

from therapists to parents,
from kids to therapists and parents and
from parents to therapists.

You won't want to miss it, so please send us your mailing address and we will make sure you to get a copy -- in the mail.

The Editors