Release from Salvation Army
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (April 21, 2021) - In 2020, 23 families in Reno County found a new direction in life thanks to The Salvation Army’s Pathway of Hope, a program designed to break the cycle of inter-generation poverty. Support for Pathway of Hope was provided by a grant from the Hutchinson Community Foundation - Fund for Hutchinson. The Salvation Army plans to expand the program further with a goal of helping 40 families in 2021.
“We want to thank the Hutchinson Community Foundation for this funding,” Major Paul James said. “This is a huge opportunity for us to be able to have a full-time staff member to focus solely on providing case management in Reno County.”
Pathway of Hope helps families solve any number of roadblocks that may be keeping them in poverty, including housing, education, employment, job training, and transportation. The program is one year long and requires parents putting in a great deal of “sweat equity” to build a new life for themselves and their children.
“We have seen a large increase in the number of families seeking a way to break the cycle of poverty in the last two years,” James said, leading The Salvation Army to apply for the grant to expand the Pathway of Hope case manager to a full-time position.
The job is posted now and anyone wanting to do the most good in Hutchinson and Reno County may apply online at: https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/usc/employment/.