Living Hope a place where healing begins and family is created!
Whenever you walk into Living Hope, you first step into our entrance room, which we’ve recreated to have a porch-like feeling; as if you're sitting outdoors with friends. There you can find Jeffery rocking away on a wooden rocking chair. He always sits in the same rocker whether chatting with others, or just resting quietly.
The week I asked him, “Why did you always sit in this rocker?”
He smiled, “It reminds me of my childhood… It brings back memories for me.” He laughed a little before adding in, “And it's a really comfortable rocker, you try it! Sit on the one right there.”
That small remark stuck with me. This place is more than just a building. It is a home. That is why we are here after all. Not to be a building, but to be a home. We want to share love with others, and stir up feelings of warmth and safety. A place where a simple rocking chair can bring back precious memories.
With gratitude,
Christine & Tony Perez
Living Hope Day Center
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Living Hope ILM operates Living Hope Day Center, a faith-based, zero-barrier-of-entry day shelter and outreach organization serving individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Wilmington and the surrounding communities. Through hospitality, outreach, recovery-oriented engagement, basic needs support, service connection, life stabilization, and compassionate care, we seek to walk alongside those experiencing hardship with dignity and respect.
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