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Brionna, a student at the Hope Institute for Children and Families, starts her school day with dedicated staff members helping her to identify the date and weather.  Students at Hope have high student/teacher ratios to teach children skills to increase safety and knowledge to ensure a more independent future.  Brionna’s mother, Diane, is happy to see her learning and growing every day.

Since its founding in 1957, Hope has offered programs for a wide range of special needs, today boasting residential plexes throughout the community, an autism clinic partnered with The Autism Program of Illinois (TAP), and an award-winning vocational training center. All Hope Institute programs focus on helping children achieve optimum growth, independence and joy. To learn more about Hope, visit thehopeinstitute.us or call 525-5120.

This article appears in Capital City Parent November 2016.