Here's what I didn't expect about year one: I knew the work would be emotionally difficult, and it is. What I didn't anticipate was how much joy lives in the small, everyday moments you only get in a residential setting — the impromptu medical exams, the kitchen-table homework, the toddler showing me a rock she found in the parking lot like it was a diamond. The hard parts are real. So is the joy.

Hope at Home was built for a moment, and that moment has shifted. The fund has wrapped. But the relationships, the referral pathways, the proof-of-concept that Rochester can stand up a coordinated rapid-response effort in a week — those stay.

For Family Promise Rochester, 2025 felt like growth. Our 2025 Impact Report is now available, and I hope you'll take a few minutes to read through it. You'll find the full picture: who we served, what worked, where the need is growing, and where we're headed in 2026.