Hope House Colorado
Ashley Kushner is an experienced professional in the mental health and social services field, currently serving as a Residential Program Manager at Hope House of Colorado since December 2016. Previous roles include Wraparound Facilitator at Big Sky Therapeutics, where Ashley empowered families in their child's mental health care, and Children's Case Manager at Center for Mental Health, connecting families to essential community resources. Ashley's early career involved administrative support at the University of Great Falls and direct staff work at California Psychcare, utilizing Applied Behavioral Analysis with children on the autism spectrum. Ashley holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Biola University.
Hope House Colorado
Hope House provides free self-sufficiency programs to parenting teen moms in three key areas. The Empower Program provides opportunities for personal, educational and economic self-sufficiency for teen moms. This includes educational assistance through High School & GED and College & Career Programs. Additional supportive services include healthy relationships and personal growth classes, licensed counseling, legal advocacy and financial literacy. The Housing Support Program provides metro-Denver’s only Residential Program for teen moms, and additional housing supports through various partnerships. The Early Learning & School Age Program focuses on literacy and social-emotional development; early intervention services; and school-age supports for the children; and provides a Parenting Program for teen moms. All programs are designed to transform the lives of two generations at Hope House. Our Mission statement: Hope House Colorado empowers parenting teenage moms to strive for personal and economic self-sufficiency and to understand their significance in God’s sight, resulting in a healthy future for them, and for their children. Our Vision: Hope House Colorado is committed to transforming the lives of teen mothers around the world.