Our Services

Journey of Hope's HER Empowerment Case Management Services Program is an evidence-based model including the following principles and practices; 

• Gender Makes a Difference
• Client-Centered 
• Trauma Informed and Responsive
• Relational 
• Culturally Responsive 
• Strength-Based
• Limitless 
• Economically Empowering 

This client-driven program, allows the Women to decide how often they need Case Management Support to assist in navigating all critical obstacles in their lives including fleeing violence, homelessness, incarceration, addiction, mental illness, food and clothing needs, safe long term housing opportunities, family reunification, as well as navigating all the support available in their community to meet those needs.  

Journey of Hope, Inc. is in dire need of funding to expand our Case Management Services so we can provide trauma-informed care to the most harmed Girls, Affected Youth & LGBTQIA+ in our community. 

These children have been sexually exploited and trafficked, and are suffering from severe Post Traumatic Brain Injuries and Complex PTSD, as well as taking on the burden of trying to navigate the devastating effects and issues stemming from trauma that include disorders when it comes to mental health and substance abuse. 

Many of our Affected Youth Clients end up in State facilities, State Hospitals, and the University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Unit as well as Detention & Juvenile Justice Facilities. Sadly, once they turn 18 years of age, all State Support & Assistance, as well as case management services are taken away and they are left on their own. 

Currently, there are NO safe spaces for homeless, trafficked, and abused Girls, Affected Youth, and LGBTQIA+ in our Community. The Youth homeless shelter is surrounded by predators; Specifically gang members with ties to human trafficking, watching for vulnerable Youth to walk in the door. There are no homes for trafficked Girls or affected Youth. We are the only nonprofit in Salt Lake City and Utah standing within the gap(s) for this population, and these vulnerable and traumatized Youth need homes, safe spaces, and resources to be able to heal the horrific trauma they have endured as a result of being homeless and suffering trauma.

Initially, we help women with basic needs like safe shelter, clothing, food, employment, medication access, and basic healthcare as well as mental healthcare triage. As we work with women to improve the areas of their lives they want to address through trauma-informed care, we challenge and explore living wage employment opportunities, training, and the opportunity for them to own real estate and other assets in their future, as well as becoming stable and contributing members of the Community.

We started teaching a Financial Empowerment Course, specifically written for women who have been abused, while assisting several clients in improving their credit scores, giving them opportunities to work with AAA Fair Credit and various institutions like Community Development Corporation of Utah. Several of our clients are in the process of purchasing a HUD home with a HUD down payment, after getting their credit score in the high 600’s. These women are excited that the trauma of their past related mental health and substance abuse setbacks will not keep them from improving their financial outcomes and opportunities for themselves and their children in the future. 

We also have Peer Leadership Classes, a Processing Group, and Seeking Safety Programs, as an aftercare component for clients who need additional support. This will allow our clients completing inpatient programs and rehab facilities to transition into aftercare with our trauma-informed case management services and support through Journey of Hope, Inc.

This program was the first program implemented by Journey of Hope in 2014, with 17% recidivism in three years. Community Volunteers are trained in the Women’s Case Management Model to follow Gender Responsive Guiding Principles, evidence-based principles. They are matched in pairs with a woman 3-6 months prior to her release from prison and they meet weekly or bi-weekly with the woman on a plan for her success when she walks out and back into the community. They then help her transition and are with her for up to 12 months while she overcomes barriers to housing, employment, treatment, reunification with children and safe family. 

This program has assisted hundreds of women walking out of the Utah State Prison, the State rate of recidivism is the highest in the nation at 80%. Our 17% rate shows that when women are safe, can have the opportunity to make a livable wage, have access to trauma informed therapy, housing, and support they are powerfully resilient! We have saved the State taxpayers millions of dollars over the last five and a half years with this program. 

Providing case management services from a trauma-informed care approach, allows these Women who struggle with things like mental health and substance abuse, to overcome the trauma they have endured and get to the root of what needs to be healed.

Mind. Body. Spirit. is an ALL NEW Program presented by Journey of Hope, Inc. and Philip Kirk, an experienced and trained Self Defense Martial Artist, who is extremely passionate about helping Survivors of Domestic Violence start their healing journeys to physically, mentally, and spiritually reclaim their power. We are so excited to launch this Program, and all Journey of Hope, Inc. Clients can learn self defense at NO COST. 

Tentative Start Date(s): SUMMER 2024