Hope Unlimited seeks $1.5M for shelter

Hope Unlimited has applied for a $1.585 million award from the Kansas Housing Resource Corporation through HUD. The HUD money and other donations amount to 70% of the ultimate $3 million goal to build a new emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence.
A digital rendering shows what the new shelter’s courtyard could potentially look like. Hope Unlimited has applied for a $1.584 million award from the Kansas Housing Resource Corporation through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Courtesy photo
by Sarah Haney
Published: July 18, 2024
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Hope Unlimited has applied for a $1.585 million award from the Kansas Housing Resource Corporation through HUD. The HUD money and other donations amount to 70% of the ultimate $3 million goal to build a new emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence.

Hope Unlimited has announced a potential infusion of funds towards its efforts to build a new shelter. The organization has applied for a $1.584 million award from the Kansas Housing Resource Corporation through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). 

“It’s part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money and it’s very specific as to what it will do,” explained Hope Unlimited Executive Director Dorothy Sparks. “We fall in that catchment area very well because of the challenges we faced in our current shelter because of COVID.”

Since 1984, Hope Unlimited has provided 24-hour assistance to victims of violence and abuse in southeast Kansas. This assistance comes in the form of outreach services, a child exchange and parenting visitation center, a child advocacy center, and an emergency shelter.

Sarah Haney

Sarah joined the Register in November 2023. With 13 years of experience in journalism, she is a 2009 graduate of Cottey College, in Nevada, Mo with a degree in English. Upon graduating, she began her career in journalism at her hometown paper in 2010. Over the next 13 years (and a brief hiatus to Fayetteville, Ark.), she worked her way up to the position of editor and enjoyed the connections she built within her community. Sarah is a member of Rotary Club International and the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She enjoys reading, listening to her vinyl records, and spending time with family and friends.

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