Services
Here at Genesis Hopeful Haven we offer programs that Foster New Beginnings.
Our Locations
GHH Community Center
Our community center is dedicated to fostering the growth and development of youth in the South Ridge Heights area. Open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 7 pm, our center serves as a vibrant hub of support and enrichment for foster children in our community. We offer a range of programs and services, including camps, after-school activities, and personalized one-on-one coaching, tailored to meet the diverse needs of each child. Our dedicated team of staff and volunteers are committed to providing a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment where foster youth can thrive, discover their strengths, and build lasting connections with peers and mentors. Join us as we empower young lives and cultivate a brighter future for every child who walks through our doors.
Genesis Hopeful Haven supports 18-year-old high school students aging out of foster care. Our independent living program provides safe housing, family-like encouragement, life skills training, tutoring,and social work support to ensure they graduate, gain independence, and build a successful future.
Housing
Princeton Genesis Home
Palmetto Bay Genesis Home
Naranja Genesis Home
Kendall Lopez Home
Cutler Bay Lopez Girls Home
Cutler Bay Helen’s Hope Home
Colonial Genesis Home
Butterfly Genesis Home
Programs
Life Skills Training
We provide a Life Skill Training Program for foster and homeless youth. There are currently two programs:
After-school and an 8 week summer program.
Our Workshop Topics Include:
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Housing
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Financial Literacy
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Employment Readiness
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Education
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Culinary
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Health and Wellness
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Healthy Relationships
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Community and Environment (Civic Engagement)
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Daily Habits
Camp Independence
By teaching vital life skills, we foster new beginnings and support the future success of the youth within our reach.
Our Activities Include:
- Therapeutic Art
- Music
- Role play/Acting class
- Creating Vision Boards
- Building Bird Houses
- Creating Self-Portraits
- Yoga / Inner Peace Lessons
- Muay Thai / Anger Management
- Field Trips
- Beach Days
- Feeding The Homeless
- Essential Etiquette Training
- House Hunting (Envisioning)
- Golf
- Tennis
- Sailing
- Dance
- Football
- Basketball
- Weekly Service project to give back to community
- Weekly pool and water sports
- STEM workshops
- Photography
- Therapeutic Art Classes
- Web Development Classes
- Coding Classes
- Piano or Guitar Lessons
- Dance
- Life Skill Training
- Vocational Training
- And more…
Vocational
This program allows us to expose the children to new opportunities and career choices. We offer activities to provide hope for a brighter future.
Our Activities Include:
- Mechanic Class
- Technology
- Culinary
- Gardening
- Photography
- FIlm
- Dance
- Art
- DJing
- Vocation/Life skills training add
- Nail tech
- Mechanic class
- Hair braiding class
- Jewerly making
- Candle making
- Construction
- Pottery class
- Barbering class
Our Trips Include:
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Fishing Classes
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Paddle Boarding
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Sailing
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Surfing
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Horseback riding
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Skating
Enrichment Programs
Our enrichment program allows us to expose the children to new beginnings and opportunities. We offer activities that improve the lives of children who live in our homes.
Our Activities Include:
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STEM workshops
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Photography
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Therapeutic Art Classes
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Web Development Classes
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Coding Classes
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Piano or Guitar Lessons
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Dance
Our Trips Include:
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Fishing Classes
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Paddle Boarding
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Sailing
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Surfing
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Horseback riding
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Skating
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Flying outside of the state of Florida
According to studies by the American Youth Policy Forum these opportunities provide therapeutic healing and hope of a better life.
Employment Readiness
The boys in transitional housing are often in their senior year of high school.
The pressure of choosing a career path and having a steady income weighs heavily on their minds.
While staying at GHH, it is our goal to link our youth with a mentor to various professions firsthand.
Our Training Includes:
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Resume building
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Interviewing skills
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Work etiquette
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Job search & placement
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Career planning
Explorer Program
Created for foster children to gain new experiences through travel, forge new friendships, and grow their confidence by exploring this big, beautiful world.
One aspect of the program will be to participate in a travel workshop course. Topics include:
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Learning about different climate and cultures
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How to properly pack a suitcase
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Applying for a passport
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Navigating through airports & airplane safety
Mental Health & Emotional Wellness Support
Genesis Hopeful Haven recognizes that foster youth experience high levels of trauma related to abuse, neglect, instability, and loss. As a result, mental health support is a core component of our programming.
Approximately 89% of the foster youth we serve have a diagnosed mental health condition. To address these needs, GHH provides a continuum of mental health informed services, including:
- Genesis Hopeful Haven provides referrals to licensed external mental health providers when additional or ongoing therapeutic support is needed.
- GHH also creates space within our centers and housing programs for licensed therapists to provide on-site, one-on-one therapy to enrolled youth. This approach reduces barriers to care, supports consistent attendance, and allows services to be delivered in a familiar and supportive environment. All therapeutic services are provided by licensed professionals and coordinated with foster parents and caseworkers as required.
- BSW, MSW and LCSW staff support youth through one-on-one coaching, emotional regulation, and crisis response.
- Partnerships with Wellspring Counseling Center, which provides:
- Individual therapy
- Group therapy integrated into our after-school and housing programs
- Equine (horse) therapy
- Social Emotional Learning (SEL) programming, including guided journaling facilitated by clinicians during summer camps and group sessions
While Genesis Hopeful Haven does not replace clinical mental health providers, we ensure youth are connected to appropriate licensed services and supported in a safe, trauma-informed environment that promotes healing, self-expression, and long-term stability.