Hope Center For Families from Dream to Reality

*click on the title "Hope Center from Dream to Reality" to view a document that covers the information of the challenge, the Master Plan, Our Progress on the Senior Lofts and The Hope Center for Families. 

​The Hope Center for Families is a collaborative project designed to being key partners together to reduce poverty in the Northwest Dayton area, (32,922 residents) utilizing an evidenced based, two-generation model. Initial efforts will focus on addressing the three major factors in poverty reduction workforce development, improving health and building capacity through education. We will strengthen children and families, with space based efforts to reinforce early learning and STEM education, provide inter-generational and family education, drive population health, and build the workforce.
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The Hope Center collaborative will use key anchor institutions to provide services and support. Each partner is dedicated to the overall goal and the two-generation model so that outcome measures can be set for cross program referrals and monitored for success.

Virtual Groundbreaking July 17th, 2020

​Press Release - Omega CDC Announces Virtual Groundbreaking Celebration For The Hope Center for Families (Click here to read the full article)
 
Dayton, Ohio – Omega CDC is proud to announce that financing on the Hope Center for Families project closed on July 2 and it will celebrate with a virtual groundbreaking on July 17th at 10:00am.   The Hope Center is estimated to open by October 2021!  
 
The Hope Center for Families will be located at 1816 Harvard Blvd. on 30 acres of land that was previously owned by United Theological Seminary but purchased by Omega Baptist Church in 2005.  It is a 28,000-square foot facility, $11.1 million project that realized a funding model that included $5.6 million in capital fundraising, $2.4 million in New Market Tax Credits, and $3.1 million in long-term bank financing.

Virtual Groundbreaking Video - The Hope Center for Families

Groundbreaking Program

Groundbreaking Photos

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​Project partners include:

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Campaign Committee: 

Co-Chairs:

• Deborah Feldman - President & CEO of Dayton Children's Hospital
• Beverly Shillito - Attorney & Co-Founding Shareholder of Sebaly Shillito + Dyer, A Legal Professional Association

Committee Members:

• Eric Spina - President of University of Dayton
• Dan Foley - Commissioner of Montgomery County
• Holly Wiggins - Director of Community & Corporate Social Responsibility, DP & L
• Vicki Giambrone - Managing Partner at CBD Advisors 
• Al Wofford - President of CDO Technologies 

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Hope Center Construction Details:

Leads on Construction:

The Hope Center is a 31,400-square foot facility, located on a 30-acre park like setting on property that was previously the campus of the United Theological Seminary. The Omega Baptist Church purchased the property to use the campus for community redevelopment.

​Cost for the project is set at $11.5 million. The project is being financed through a combination of
Fundraising (goal = $5.7 million),
New Market Tax Credits ($2.4 million in realized gains),
Traditional long-term financing ($3.4 million)
Our project goal is to spend 95% of the dollars with local companies 

Visual Representations of the Hope Center for Families: 

Hope Center First Floor Layout: 

Hope Center Second Floor Layout:

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1800 Harvard Blvd., Dayton, Ohio 45406 - (937) 723.8254