The Hope House Homeless Shelter

What The Hope House Homeless Shelter does

The Hope House Homeless Shelter (legal entity Hancock Hope House Inc.) is a private nonprofit organization headquartered at 35 E. Pierson St., Greenfield, Indiana, providing emergency shelter and support services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Hancock County and three adjacent counties (Shelby, Rush, and Henry). Founded in October 1991 by a coalition of the local Welfare Department, the Interlocal Community Action Program, area pastors, and concerned citizens, it was the county's first homeless shelter and relocated in 1997 to its current facility — a renovated former factory purchased with a federally funded grant. The facility can serve up to 35 men, women, and children at a time, operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and delivers more than 4,000 nights of shelter annually through structured 30/60/90/120-day program commitments aimed at moving clients toward self-sufficiency.

The service offering comprises four interlocking components: the core shelter program with residency requirements (alcohol- and drug-free, county connection, employability, no prior violent or sexual offenses); a volunteer-led mentoring program covering financial/budgeting, parenting, cooking/nutrition, and job preparation; a Hope House Youth Board that engages students in community service; and a thrift store that sells donated clothing, household goods, and furniture to generate unrestricted revenue for shelter operations. Revenue is derived from two streams — thrift store retail sales and community donations (both monetary and in-kind) — with no fees charged to clients. The organization runs with a lean staff of 3–5 paid personnel (Executive Director Karen Newell, Thrift Store Retail Manager Kathi Vinson, and Program Coordinator Taylor Vester) supplemented by a large volunteer base, and is governed by a Board of Directors. There is no proprietary technology infrastructure; digital presence is limited to a WordPress website, Facebook, and X (Twitter) accounts used for community engagement and donation drives.

Name

The Hope House Homeless Shelter

Legal name

Hancock Hope House Inc.

Website

https://hancockhopehouse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Hope House Homeless Shelter (Hancock Hope House Inc.) is a nonprofit shelter in Greenfield, Indiana, providing 24/7 emergency housing, mentoring, and self-sufficiency programs for up to 35 homeless men, women, and children across four rural counties, funded by donations and a thrift store.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homeless Shelter Services

NAICS

Temporary Shelters (624221), Community Housing Services (62422), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Emergency homeless shelter
• Thrift store retail
• Homeless support services
• Community social services
• Mentoring empowerment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Thrift Store Sales: The Hope House Thrift Store sells donated clothing, household goods, furniture and other items. All proceeds directly support the homeless shelter programs and services. Revenue is generated through retail sales with no client fees charged.
2. Donations: The organization receives monetary donations from the community to support shelter operations and client services. Donations of supplies and goods are also accepted.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Hope House Homeless Shelter provides 24/7 emergency overnight shelter with capacity for approximately 35 men, women, and families experiencing homelessness in Hancock County, Indiana, along with mentoring and empowerment programs. The organization also operates a thrift store that resells donated goods to fund the shelter's operations.

Product overview

The Hope House is a nonprofit homeless shelter providing a unified set of services to homeless individuals and families in Hancock County, Indiana. The core offering is the homeless shelter (capacity 35), complemented by a thrift store that generates funding through retail sales of donated goods, and mentoring programs (Financial/Budgeting, Parenting, Cooking/Nutritional, Job Preparation) to support client self-sufficiency. A Youth Board program engages students in community service. The shelter operates 24/7 with recommended program stays of 30, 60, 90, or 120 days.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Provides 4,000+ nights of shelter annually
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities Indianapolis: Provides emergency assistance, housing support, and case management across central Indiana. Comparable as a regional social-services nonprofit with shelter-adjacent programs and a 211 referral network.
• Salvation Army Indiana Division: Operates emergency shelters, transitional housing, and social services across Indiana, including family shelters and thrift stores. Comparable across shelter, family services, and thrift-store revenue streams.
• Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana: Operates a chain of thrift retail stores whose proceeds fund workforce development and community programs. Highly comparable hybrid thrift-store-plus-mission model, though at vastly larger scale and with broader program scope.

Direct peers

• Wheeler Mission Ministries: Central Indiana's largest homeless shelter operator, providing emergency shelter, meals, and recovery programs across Indianapolis. Directly comparable as a 24/7 shelter organization serving overlapping populations in the same state.
• Dayspring Center: Indianapolis-based emergency shelter specifically for families with children experiencing homelessness. Closely comparable to Hope House's family-inclusive capacity model and 30/60/90-day program structure.
• Family Promise of Greater Indianapolis: Provides shelter and stabilization services to families experiencing homelessness in the Indianapolis area. Comparable mission, family-centric approach, and structured program model.

Others

• Community Harvest Food Bank: Regional food assistance nonprofit serving northeast Indiana including Hancock County. Adjacent peer in the broader social-services ecosystem that Hope House coordinates with for client needs.
• Habitat for Humanity of Greater Indianapolis: Affordable housing nonprofit serving the same central Indiana region. Adjacent rather than directly competing — addresses the stable-housing endpoint of Hope House's client journey.

Regional players

• Sheltering Wings: Danville, Indiana-based shelter for survivors of domestic violence and their children. Comparable in scale, rural Indiana geography, and length-of-stay program structure, though focused on a different sub-population.
• Beacon of Hope Shelter: Muncie-based emergency shelter serving men, women, and children in east-central Indiana. Comparable as a small, rural, single-facility shelter with structured program offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/hanhopehouse
• Facebookfacebook.com/hancockhopehouse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-hope-house-homeless-shelter

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about The Hope House Homeless Shelter