Our Mission
Hope Southern Indiana, with the support of the faith based community, empowers and supports individuals and families toward stability.
Vision
To be a Faith Based Ministry serving the whole community.
Values
- We are a Faith-centered organization with a living faith in Jesus Christ.
- We welcome and work with all persons.
- We treat each person with the individual grace, compassion, and dignity.
- We assist each person we serve toward self-sufficiency, well-being, and participation in the community.
- We are good stewards of the resources entrusted to us.
We conduct ourselves honestly, ethically and with integrity.
Hope Southern Indiana Staff
Becki Romans
Executive Director
Heather liebert
Director of Emergency Services/Dare to Care Liason
Patti
Director of Finance
Marcia LaBelle
Program Coordinator
Kathy Scannell
Case Manager
RSVP Team
Ceil Sperzel
Executive Director RSVP
Leann Lindley
RSVP Tri-County Coordinator
Karen Ellis
RSVP Office Manager
Sherry Stroud
RSVP SWAG
Diane Richey
Manager, Jefferson/Scott County
Board of Directors
President | Angie Fenton | President-CEO, Extol Magazine & Media
Vice President | David Neal | Insurance Adjuster
Treasurer | Steve Manecke | Return Church
Secretary | Bull Hudson | Hudson Bros Salvage, Inc. CEO
Immediate Past President | Kyle Kingery | Messer Construction
Eddie Bobbitt | Board Member | New Albany-Floyd County Schools Counselor
Jim Morris | Board Member | Retired as UPS Pilot
Rev. Pimpleton | Board Member | Empowerment Church
Fancy Fulton Smith I Re/Max First
John Whitbeck I Board Member I German American Bank
Melissa Lester | Board Member
Mark Ketterer | Board Member | Messer Construction
Lindsey Fleming | Board Member
Our Story
Hope Southern Indiana, formerly Interfaith Community Council, began in 1964 as the Downtown Neighborhood Council. The goal was to provide constructive after-school activities for youth in the center city of New Albany. Four churches shared in that vision and collaborated together to make this goal a reality. Through the years, depending on the existing needs in the community, programs were added, programs were changed and some programs were discontinued. Today, Hope Southern Indiana continues to build bridges between our churches and the community to best meet the needs of residents in southern Indiana through a variety of programs and services.
In addition, Hope Southern Indiana works with the community through collaborations and partnerships to best utilize the resources in the community to address the needs of individuals and families and to provide opportunities for service. It is a core value of the agency to work with all entities and persons of good will within the community and Hope is committed to treating people with grace, compassion and dignity while addressing their needs and assisting them in reaching their highest level of self-sufficiency.
Financials and Accreditations
Hope Southern Indiana is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization serving the southern Indiana area
Better Business Bureau
Hope is a BBB accredited charity.
Partners with Metro United Way
Providing annual reviews of programming and financial accountability.
