Press releases

Hobe Sound branch of House of Hope on the move again

PRESS RELEASE DATE: APRIL 12, 2011

House of Hope’s branch in Hobe Sound is moving to a larger location, opening April 26 in the Publix shopping center at the corner of Bridge Road and Federal Highway.

The branch will close on April 15 at its location at 8994 SE Bridge Road, where it had moved about a year ago. That location did not prove to be large enough for the agency’s needs in serving clients of the food pantry or customers of the resale store.

The new address will be 11690 SE Federal Hwy. -- a storefront next to the Sherwin Williams store and behind Wendy’s. The phone number remains the same: (772) 545-9342.

The new site has nearly double the square footage of the previous service center/resale store. From this basis, House of Hope wants to expand its outreach to pockets of Hobe Sound where the need is great, but where people may not previously have accessed House of Hope’s programs – especially its food bank.

Another positive change at the Hobe Sound location will be the addition of a new refrigerator/freezer unit, which will enable the distribution of fresh and frozen foods.

Hobe Sound residents in need of House of Hope services while the branch is closed should contact the main Stuart branch – at 2484 SE Bonita St., (772) 286-4673.

All House of Hope locations will be closed for the Easter weekend, April 22-24.

House of Hope provides food, clothing, household necessities, financial assistance and life-changing case management services for Martin County residents in need. In addition to its main office in Stuart and the Hobe Sound branch, House of Hope also has locations in Indiantown and Jensen Beach. All four locations provide access to all of the agency’s service programs as well as operating a resale store that generates revenue to support the client services.

For more information about House of Hope, visit www.hohmartin.org.