Kentucky Doc Summer 2014 | Page 12

12 doc • Summer 2014 Kentucky The Hope Center’s Promise: We Help. We Heal. We Give Hope. By Martha Evans Sparks, Staff Writer The Hope Center’s mission statement says it all: “To care for homeless and at-risk persons by providing lifesustaining and life-rebuilding services that are comprehensive and address underlying causes.” Who are the homeless? Brooke Raby, Hope Center Development Manager, says that as many as 85 to 90 percent of the homeless are dealing with one or both of two issues: addiction and mental illness. The Hope Center has programs to deal with each of these as well as a Dual Diagnosis Program designed to help those dealing with