About Hope’s Wings

Empowering Victims of Domestic Violence

Our History

Established 2006

Hope’s Wings Domestic Violence Program was established in 2006 by a group of committed community members at First Christian Church in Richmond, Kentucky. These core founders identified a need for domestic violence services for women and children in the Madison County Community. The identified need turned into a vision which quickly turned into a program committed to providing emergency housing, outreach, and education to the community.

In March 2006, Hope’s Wings became a non-profit organization of its own, no longer affiliated with the church. During the spring of 2008, construction of an emergency shelter was completed and the shelter opened in 2009. The facility was lovingly named “The Marilyn Isaacs House,” in honor of a local schoolteacher who was a great advocate for women and children and whose life ended too soon.

To date, Marilyn Isaacs House has been a safe haven for more than 800 women and children and the Hope’s Wings program has served and educated thousands more in Madison and surrounding communities.

Our Facility

Secure & Confidential

The Hope’s Wings facility is a secure and confidential location on picturesque land, providing a tranquil setting for clients. The current shelter includes bedrooms, community spaces, kitchen, outdoor relaxation spaces, and a playground. After a successful fundraising campaign, the shelter constructed an addition in 2019, affording the expansion of the facility to include a training and education center for clients.

Hopes Wings next capital project is an onsite apartment complex to provide housing for those clients that need it as they transition to self-sufficiency.

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Our Mission & Vision

Mission Statement: To empower victims of domestic violence to make safe and permanent changes through support, understanding, education, and awareness. To achieve this we offer intensive case management services tailored to helping victims focus on employment, education, and transitioning into independent living.

Vision Statement: Hope’s Wings envisions a world in which every person lives in a safe environment, free from oppression and with the opportunity to thrive. We believe an end to domestic violence will happen only when individuals, organizations, and a society as a whole join together to demand an end to abuse. Hope’s Wings supports a comprehensive, coordinated response to domestic violence by working together with systems, organizations, community groups and individuals to end domestic violence. We promote this coordinated response through the Madison County Blueprint for Safety.

Our Programs

Our Organization

Our programs and services are diverse and range from emergency shelter and counseling to education and career readiness. We support the path of all survivors as they work to be self-sufficient and free from violence.

Beds Available

Total Survivors Served

Staff & Board members

Crisis calls received in 2021

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Total survivors sheltered and housed

Community Volunteers

Recent Statistics on Domestic Violence

1 in 4 women will experience intimate partner violence in her lifetime
1 in 9 men will experience intimate partner violence in his lifetime
70% of our nation’s children grow up in homes where intimate partner violence occurs.
Children who grow up in violent homes are more likely to drop out of school, develop behavioral problems, struggle with mental health, use drugs, or become victims/perpetrators themselves.
On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide.
The presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation increases the risk of homicide by 500%.

*More facts can be found on the National Coalition to End Domestic Violence’s website

Client's Testimonials

I love the entire staff and am so grateful for all the love, compassion, and support that they have provided for my children and myself.

April

From the moment you enter the door there is safety. During your stay, you learn to survive then cope then plan for a bright future.

D. White

I sure did learn a lot about how complete strangers and people you never would place together can form a family!

Tina

Your love and support have kept me going! I cannot thank you ENOUGH!

Heidi

The staff was full of love for me and support. They took time out to listen to my story.

Latasha G.

Our Testimonials