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Hope, Inc. exists to eliminate all domestic violence through intervention, counseling, support, and education while providing abused women and their children a safe place to stay until they can put their lives back together again.

We are unique to the Mineral Wells area because our mission is not just to provide a temporary home for these women and their children, but to empower them by giving them the tools they will need to break out of the cycle of abuse and teaching them the skills they will need to become self-sufficient.

An abused woman can call Hope, Inc. her home while we help her determine and set the goals she wants to achieve in her life. Some of these goals might include: obtaining government assistance, finding a job, being a better parent, having her own home, completing her high school degree, and attending college.

Since 1983, Hope has been providing housing, as well as case management, and individual counseling for abused women and their children. Abused women can find the assistance they need to build a new life for themselves and their children. They can obtain legal assistance to file charges against their batterer, get a divorce, or gain custody of their children.

In the realm of help, hope reigns supreme because hope is the doorway to change. We at Hope, Inc. are reaching through that doorway and offering a helping hand and extending that hope to others by providing shelter, legal assistance, and counseling. All we ask is that they are willing to take our hand and step through that doorway to a happier, healthier future. The following poem was written by one of our Hope Residents...

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The Shelter of "Hope"

I sit here alone in this women's shelter,

Right now my life feels so helter-skelter.

I have to be separated from the ones I love,

So I look towards heaven, to the good Lord above.

Right now things seem so dark and bleak,

Peace and happiness are all that I seek.

I don't like this feeling of living in fear,

At times I break down and cry a river of tears.

I think about my loved ones, from whom I'm apart,

But they know how much I love them with all my heart.

They tell me here that in time things will get better,

For now, I'll put my thoughts in poems and letters.

Right now I feel like I'm walking on a long tight rope,

But believe me, I'm so thankful for this shelter of "Hope".

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Click this link to read more Poems written by victims of abuse.

Would you like to Learn More?

Click the Services Provided button on the left at the top of this page to learn more about the services that Hope, Inc. provides.

Click the Information button on the left at the top of this page to get information on how to recognize the signs of abuse, how to get help if you are abused, how to file a restraining order, and much more.

Would you like to help make a difference in your community?

Click the Volunteering button on the left at the top of this page to learn more about volunteering your time to Hope, Inc.

Click the Donations button on the left at the top of this page to learn more about making a donation to Hope, Inc.

Our Mission Statement

Hope, Inc. exists to eliminate domestic violence through intervention, offering shelter, counseling, support, and education to promote the healing of abusive relationships.

To Make a Donation, Volunteer, or Get More Information Call

940-325-1306

Our shelter is located in Mineral Wells, Texas which is about 52 miles west of Fort Worth. If you need to find a shelter which is located closer to your area, please click this link and you will be taken to a list of all the shelters in Texas.