About Us
Vision of Hope is a Christ-centered, non-profit organization with a team of instructors and volunteers, dedicated to assisting people with Unique Abilities. Our founder, Jane Simmons, started Vision of Hope after decades of working with the Florida School District and working directly with the Exceptional Student Educate Department. Our team understands that everyone is different and has unique challenges, but we can come together as a team and provide support and assistance for everyone that comes through our doors to help them reach their true potential.
Our Beginning
Early in 2008, prior to her retirement from the Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Department of the Santa Rosa School District, Jane Simmons, our Founder and President of the Vision of Hope Board of Directors, began thinking about the possibility of continuing to provide school to workforce transitional assistance to young adults with Unique Abilities.
Having worked with these young adults in the school district for many years, Jane knew that there were not enough resources to continue to provide services to most of these graduating students. In short, our community was facing, and continues to face a critical deficiency of transitional services for young adults with Unique Abilities.
In October of 2009, Vision of Hope, Inc. was formed as a Florida nonprofit corporation to address the need for transitional services for disabled individuals, including vocational training, job coaching, job placement, and supervised housing.
Vision of Hope is committed to providing these services to individuals who would otherwise remain seeking services.
Our Mission
To glorify God as we offer hope for a future to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, creating an atmosphere where each one reaches their full potential.
Our Vision
A world where every person with an intellectual and developmental disability is given a sense of satisfaction and independence to reach their full potential.
