From the grand opening in 2012 to the present, UTH's reach has grown exponentially over the years offering unique generalizable moments for elementary aged children, teens, and young adults who need social opportunities to learn, develop, and make the all important "social oopsies" necessary to build and maintain friendships, advocate for themselves, and hold jobs. UTH has a location in Frisco where they meet up for weekly social events.
Its core programs are designed to provide social opportunities, social exposure, and real life experiences to increase social awareness, emotional regulation, respect for others, and teamwork skills. This is accomplished through co-ed programs for grades K-5th, teens, and those 18+. Aside from weekly social programs UTH works with insurance to provide individual, couples, mariage, and family counseling.
In 2020 UTH added transitional aged programs to specifically assist those 18+ gain financial literacy, career advancement, social status, emotional stability, and an opportunity to live independently away from their parents. UTH continues to support the family system through parent consultation; advocacy and collaboration with a member's school; and family and individual therapies.
Since 2012, UTH members have gone on to build many relationships, often making friends and feeling like they fit in for the first time. Many have graduated and are have significant partners, their own friend groups, and even some are married! Those that have reached high school or young adult age have secured entry level jobs and are able to hold their job placements and many have gone onto college, trade schools, and various vocational aimed programs. Those that stay in the UTH programs for at least a year grow in independence, personal motivation and accountability, and learn to demonstrate coping skills needed to move forward in relationships.
United Through HOPE NEEDS help to maintain the yearly costs for the building and vehicles it owns plus all the other important needs like staffing and yearly costs for all the website and social media needs. Yearly maintenance costs are rising and UTH is wanting to still ensure the costs to members attending programs stays low since health insurance does not easily cover social skills programming for those without severe needs. Your donations help keep the average cost of the programs a client pays to under $20 an hour!!! For example a child who attends all day on Saturdays (from 12-8pm) only pays on average to attend $80 compared to $400-800 at other places!
The mission of United Through HOPE (UTH) is to build strong leaders by focusing on the social skills, metacognitive skills, and soft skills necessary to foster resiliency, independence, and a sense of belonging. UTH believes that all individuals, regardless of disability or circumstance, have the opportunity to become strong leaders when provided with the correct support system and with support beginning in early childhood and continuing through the lifespan. The mission expanded to include transition aged for adults 18 and older who have high functioning social skills but still need support, guidance, and leadership to launch into the next phase of their life.
Supporting the needs below help offset costs so all program fees can be used only for staffing for the social programs and keep the costs low for parents.
$3000 to cover necessaries yearly costs like for QB, zoom, and go daddy support plus social media assistance
$3000 to cover the insurance needed for the vehicles UTH uses to transport
$1000 needed for van maintenance
$300 to buy a portable gaga pit
United Through HOPE is a small 501c3 nonprofit with a 2025 total revenue of $167,000 of which all $167,000 was spent on building and program needs
Organization name
United Through Hope
Tax id (EIN)
45-3588770
Causes
Intellectual, Developmental, and Physical Differences
Operating Budget
$100,000 - $249,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Grayson, Kaufman, Rockwall, Tarrant
Address
503 Bolivar St.