Together we can.

HOPE Now Inc. is a 501c(3) that was established in November 2012 with the mission to Help Our People Excel through a Christ centered approach to addiction recovery and the elimination of generational poverty by: encouraging individuals to seek a spiritual connection, cultivating hope and belief, creating a sense of belonging, promoting family ties and affording the security necessary to embrace success. The organization has been providing services in Kern County since 2007 and has previously been known as Sober Living Environment, DBA, Awakening Sober Living. Since commencement, it has housed over 300 residents with a 75% program success rate of resident completion. Hope Now, Inc. currently has six homes with capacity of 40 residents (32 men and 8 women).

Hope Now Inc. offers clients a living environment that supports a clean and sober lifestyle free from illicit drugs and alcohol use. The program shall provide transitional housing that offers clients a twenty-four hours a day structured community living environment.  Our programming builds confidence alongside self-worth. Clients must be enrolled in services and classes that have a focus on self-sufficiency and overcoming issues that have interrupted their development to excel in society. Clients must follow all facility rules as well as be enrolled in life-skills and financial literacy classes (Curriculum furnished by Wells Fargo).

 Upon entry into the program, participants will be assessed and service needs will be determined. Once needs are determined, participants will be required enroll in programs that satisfy their individual needs. Financial literacy will be mandatory for all residents with a goal of understanding the importance of a bank account, account balancing and how to establish and maintain credit. Financial classes will be held once a week for the first six-month duration of their stay. Funding will be used to provide the tools necessary to establish the program. Tools may include: staffing the program, providing volunteer support and furnishing the class with technology and teaching tools that create an environment of learning. The goal is to create an environment that promotes the "New Normal". The goal of this environment is to present higher standards of living, inspiring participants to reach for what they aspire to become.