Community-based foster care home aims to prepare Rockford teens for adulthood

Community-based foster care home aims to prepare Rockford teens for adulthood

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The "Hope House" is the first of its kind in Rockford, providing a home for struggling teens in foster care. "Hope House is a foster home, or what we call a family home. But the difference between what we're doing and what is traditionally done is that we have a lot of wraparound supports around the foster home," said Sarah Tunning, chief program officer for One Hope United. The Hope House is a project of One Hope United,…