Spiritual Support Services

Spiritual Support Services

Hope Haven is committed to helping the whole person — not just vocationally, in community living and in mental health,

but also spiritually. The Spiritual Support department helps to meet the spiritual needs of the people that we serve

and provides support to co-workers who may have spiritual questions.

Additionally, the Spiritual Support department serves as a resource to area churches to help them increase

their capacity to welcome and include people with disabilities in the life of the church.

Spiritual Support Throughout

Hope Haven

Spiritual support at Hope Haven extends beyond the work of our Spiritual Support staff. Employees from different programs and locations work together to help strengthen connection, belonging, and care for both the people we serve and our staff.

A cross-agency Spiritual Support Team helps carry out initiatives throughout the year that encourage relationships and build community across Hope Haven. These efforts may include opportunities for staff connection, welcoming individuals into new homes, and other activities that strengthen a sense of belonging.

Hope Haven’s spiritual retreats provide dedicated opportunities for people to step away from their daily routines, grow in their faith, build relationships, and experience meaningful time in community with others. More than 100 adults participate in the spring and fall retreats each year, while approximately 24–36 children take part in a summer retreat designed especially for them. Through worship, activities, conversation, and fellowship, these retreats create space for participants to deepen their faith and connect with others in an encouraging and welcoming environment.

Spiritual care is also supported by a network of staff members across Hope Haven who serve as an additional point of connection within their own workplaces. These employees are equipped to recognize when someone may need encouragement, prayer, conversation, or additional support and can help connect them with the appropriate resources.

Together, these relationships create a broader network of care throughout Hope Haven—helping ensure spiritual and emotional support is available across programs, offices, and communities.

Hope Haven is committed to helping the whole person — not just vocationally, in community living and in mental health,

but also spiritually. The Spiritual Support department helps to meet the spiritual needs of the people that we serve

and provides support to co-workers who may have spiritual questions.

Additionally, the Spiritual Support department serves as a resource to area churches to help them increase

their capacity to welcome and include people with disabilities in the life of the church.

Spiritual Support Throughout

Hope Haven

Spiritual support at Hope Haven extends beyond the work of our Spiritual Support staff. Employees from different programs and locations work together to help strengthen connection, belonging, and care for both the people we serve and our staff.

A cross-agency Spiritual Support Team helps carry out initiatives throughout the year that encourage relationships and build community across Hope Haven. These efforts may include opportunities for staff connection, welcoming individuals into new homes, and other activities that strengthen a sense of belonging.

Spiritual care is also supported by a network of staff members across Hope Haven who serve as an additional point of connection within their own workplaces. These employees are equipped to recognize when someone may need encouragement, prayer, conversation, or additional support and can help connect them with the appropriate resources.

Together, these relationships create a broader network of care throughout Hope Haven—helping ensure spiritual and emotional support is available across programs, offices, and communities.

CARING FOR THE WHOLE PERSON

Spiritual Support Services

Hope Haven, Inc is committed to helping the whole person—not just vocationally, in community living and in mental health, but also spiritually.

The Spiritual Support department helps to meet the spiritual needs of the people that we serve and provides support to co-workers who may have spiritual questions.


Additionally, the Spiritual Support department serves as a resource to area churches to help them increase their capacity to welcome and include people with disabilities in the life of the church.

Meeting The Spiritual Needs of the People That We Serve

Faith is encouraged among the people served by Hope Haven through one on one conversations and providing an opportunity for daily devotions in each of the homes. Spiritual support and prayer is offered when someone is going through difficult situations—illness, death in the family or a difficult transition.

Throughout the year spiritual retreats are offered in a variety of locations where we have a presence. If someone wants to join a church in the community where they live, assistance is provided to them and the church so that participation in a church family is possible.

Providing Spiritual Support to the People Who Serve With Us

Support is extended to coworkers when there is a hospitalization, death in the family, or if they are experiencing challenging situations. Colleagues are supported in community living sites as they respond to spiritual needs that arise.

Assisting Churches In the Community to Encourage Inclusion

Resources are provided for churches in our service area to welcome and include people with disabilities in the church family. The Spiritual Support department encourages church participation to those who seek to join a faith community and serves as a liaison between churches and prospective members.


Churches are encouraged and supported to not only consider how to help meet the spiritual needs of people in the community but also how they might expect the gifts, talents and contributions of everyone to be shared and celebrated.

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Community Living

Day Habilitation

Employment Services

Mental Health

Spiritual Support

International Ministries

Manufacturing

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Hope Haven provides these services across many counties in Northwest Iowa

and Southwest Minnesota. Contact us to learn how we can

support you or your loved ones. 

For admissions, contact the Manager of Admissions at (712) 264-2035

LET US HELP TODAY 

Hope Haven provides these services across many counties in Northwest Iowa and Southwest Minnesota. Contact us to learn how we can

support you or your loved ones. 

For admissions, contact the Manager

of Admissions at (712) 264-2035

Locations:

  • Rock Valley, IA

  • Sioux Falls, SD

  • Orange City, IA

  • Rock Rapids, IA

  • Spencer, IA

  • Emmetsburg, IA

  • Estherville, IA

Locations:

  • Rock Valley, IA

  • Sioux Falls, SD

  • Orange City, IA

  • Rock Rapids, IA

  • Spencer, IA

  • Emmetsburg,IA

  • Estherville, IA

  • Le Mars, IA

  • Pipestone, MN

  • Sheldon, IA

  • Sibley, IA

  • Spirit Lake, IA

  • Sioux Center, IA

  • Storm Lake, IA

  • Worthington, MN

  • Le Mars. IA

  • Pipestone, MN

  • Sheldon, IA

  • Sibley, IA

  • Spirit Lake, IA

  • Sioux Center, IA

  • Storm Lake, IA

  • Worthington, MN

Hope Haven is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN: 42-0890017. All gifts are tax-deductible.

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