Programs: Residential services - the hope institute offers campus and community residential opportunities providing 24-hour specialized assistance to children with developmental disabilities. Campus and community residences enable hope to match children's unique independence and healthcare needs with proper levels of support. Residences on hope's 25-acre wooded campus provide the most medically or behaviorally fragile children with close proximity to the supports they need. During fy 2013, conversion of campus residences to more home-like configurations to better serve children residing on campus was completed.
hope institute learning academy in chicago is a contract elementary school through chicago public schools. Seventy-five percent of students are typical learners; 25 percent have disabilities, in most cases autism spectrum disorders (asds). Children with and without disabilities attend class side by side while the school provides individually-tailored supports for children with disabilities. Hope institute learning academy offers families public education in an environment that values and celebrates differences while challenging and supporting children to reach their greatest individual potential. Value-added enhancements such as computer technology in every classroom, interactive ebeam computer display devices, a fully-staffed library, student health center and an after-school program provide features not found in typical chicago public schools and help improve student success. During fy 2014 nearly 400 students attended the school.
educational services - the hope school learning center in springfield is a 40,000-square-foot facility designed especially for children with developmental disabilities. Educational programs and services provide day and residential students classroom and vocational experiences designed to help children reach their greatest individual potential by increasing their daily and independent living skills. A video observation system allows staff to view classroom activities, and measure on-task performance and quality of staff/student interactions. During fy 2014, the use of interactive ebeam technology and ipads were fully integrated into the classrooms, providing students with the ability to more directly interact with the subject matters being studied, improving learning outcomes. Also during fy 2014, vocational educational efforts were expanded to include students from neighboring school districts, allowing more special needs students to benefit from the services provided by hope. During fy 2014 the average census for the hope school learning center was 183 youth.
noll medical pavilion: noll medical pavilion represents a bold step to provide a new source of hope to families in central and southern illinois. Together with nonprofit partners, the hope institute shares a common goal of providing families of children with developmental disabilities and mental illness with access to key primary care and specialized health care services in one location. Often, children with developmental disabilities and mental illness have difficulty accessing essential health care services. Sensory and behavioral issues may mean that treatment for these persons takes longer than it would for more typical patients. As a result, families must frequently travel long distances to obtain the care these children need. In addition to primary care services, noll medical pavilion is the headquarters of the autism program of illinois and also offers services in the following areas: psychiatry, psychology, counseling and dentistry. In fy 2014, new parent to parent programming was developed and implemented at noll medical pavilion, along with additional informational meetings targeting parents. Neighboring school districts began sending students to noll vocational training center. In all, more than 7,000 children and their families from across the region were served in fy 2014. Noll dental clinic: one of the services provided by hope at the noll medical pavilion is the noll dental clinic. The clinic provides comprehensive, compassionate care for all children and adults, with a special emphasis on those with developmental disabilities and mental illness. These patients have a very difficult time obtaining access to oral health services. In fy 2014, noll dental clinic received grant funding to begin moving toward the ability to offer sedation dentistry for its patients. The autism program of illinois(tap): created by the illinois general assembly in fy 2003, the autism program of illinois (tap) has grown to become the nation's largest statewide autism resource and services network. The hope institute serves as the lead agency and fiscal agent for tap, which is a partnership of universities and nonprofit organizations across illinois. With 19 locations, no family in illinois is more than a reasonable drive from the tap service network. Since its creation, tap's focus has been on providing a comprehensive, evidence-based system of care for illinois families. Each tap center provides critical services and has a family and community resource room, where educational materials are available free of charge. In fy 2014, tap centers completed more than 1,500 diagnostic screenings and assessments. 4,741 consults involving 1,758 families were completed. 7,584 persons were trained during more than 1,600 training sessions. Family and community resource centers were open for 27,612 hours, serving nearly 4,000 visitors. The hope health and wellness center: providing the best health care for the children of hope is a top priority. The staff of the hope institute health and wellness center work tirelessly to meet all the health care needs of the children served by the hope institute. Because of the medically fragile nature of some of the children, expertise and attention to detail are vital. Health care professionals are available on the hope campus 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. These health care professionals complete more than 300,000 patient encounters in the typical year and partner with other top health care providers in the region to assure that outstanding care is provided to all children served. Illinois crisis prevention network (icpn): the hope institute, in partnership with trinity services of new lenox, illinois operates the illinois crisis prevention network (icpn) under a contract from the illinois department of human services. The icpn consists of teams of highly trained professionals with extensive experience in the social service community. The teams are made up of skilled clinicians who work with individuals with severe behaviors and are struggling to maintain in their current home or placement. These behaviors can be difficult for families or staff to work with, disrupt their environment and can take an emotional toll on everyone living or working there. Team members can provide strategies to reduce or eliminate these behaviors, training for staff or caregivers to cope and work effectively with the clients and help locate resources in the community. During fy 2014, icpn continued to increase its statewide caseload at the direction of the illinois department of human services.
