About
Hope Home is a foster-care home for special needs children who are referred from the local government orphanage in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. The home was established in October 2007 and is able to accommodate seven residential children, as well as offer daily therapy/ respite care to other disabled children in the area as needed.
The purpose of Hope Home is to provide a loving, caring and therapeutic environment for orphaned or abandoned children who have special physical needs. We aim to demonstrate the love of God through our Christian witness and care of these children. We aim to offer ongoing daily physical therapy and good nutrition and nurture in order to promote the maximum development for each child. Hope Home is staffed by a Thai manager who has experience in community care, four full-time Thai care givers, and a live-in couple for night care / general upkeep and cleaning. The home is administrated by a Thai Manager, Wilaiwan Numchaitospon and the Director, Judy Cook, who is a missionary nurse from the UK. The home also has regular input from both overseas and local volunteers. A Thai physiotherapist was employed to train staff members in the individual needs for each child. Presently ongoing training for staff is also available through local hospital networks. The children receive additional therapy at local government hospital resource centers.