"Hope Centre Inc. exists to celebrate the gifts and uniqueness of individuals with developmental disabilities and support their personal growth in all areas of life."

Being rooted in Christian tradition, Hope Centre Inc. supports individual choice and self-direction in a life long process.

• We support each individual's right to freedom and choice, to privacy, to succeed and fail, to employment, to education, to cultural and religious freedom, and to pursue their own goals and dreams.
• We support growth, dignity, spirituality and the development of valued roles within communities of their choice.
• We value caring, creative staff with high integrity and professionalism that will treat individuals as whole persons with dignity, respect and unconditional support.

The Mission Statement listed above summarizes Hope Centre Inc.'s philosophy in working with people labeled mentally handicapped. In order to accomplish this purpose, Hope Centre Inc. uses a "whole person" approach: All parts of the individual are important, these being the spiritual, physical, intellectual and emotional components of our beings. All people have a right to experience development in all areas of their lives. Individuals also have the right to decide what development in each of these areas will occur. As such, Hope Centre Inc. will respect these inherent rights of the individual by mobilizing supports in order to help that individual achieve her/his own life goals and objectives. While Hope Centre Inc.'s day and residential services provide the forum through which affirmation and respect of individuals occur, it is by no means seen as all encompassing. Hope Centre Inc., in conjunction with each person to whom supports are provided, also seeks to advocate and refer to additional organizations and individuals that provide requested services/supports.

1972: The organization was founded and incorporated through the Christian Reformed Churches of Winnipeg.

1976: A needs assessment established the need for programs living with a mental disability as well as for an informal church structure. A pastoral team was called into the ministry through the C.R.C. - Home Missions program.

1981: The home originally purchased in 1972 was demolished and a new building at 240 Powers St. was erected using grant money through the City of Winnipeg. The Board worked with the Province of Manitoba to develop an alternate day program for adults with developmental disabilities.

1983: Hope Centre was re-structured into three separate organizations: Hope Centre Inc., Hope Centre Health Care Inc. and Hope Centre Church. Each organization is incorporated and administered separately but sharing spiritual, physical plant and other co-operational ties.

1988: Hope Centre Inc. - Residential division was created to provide residential supports to four mentally challenged adults with developmental disabilities.

1991: A second day service known as Eastside Thames was started as an alternate day service for adults with significant developmental and/or physical disabilities.

1998: Eastside Thames joins with Network South and SCE Lifeworks to secure funding from Opportunities Fund to start Employment Partners. This supported employment project was headed up by a Project Supervisor, serving individuals from all three agencies.

1999: Bridges to Employment comes into being as a result of the Employment Partners. This supported employment service includes Eastside Thames and Proactive Employment and Community Connections (P.E.A.C.C.).

2001: AccessPoint West, a new day service, is created in response to requests by family members and the Province of Manitoba. In November 2002, A.P.W. moved to a larger facility on Ness Ave. supporting 20 individuals. "240 Powers" day service moves to 1745 Portage Ave.

2003/04: H.C.I. - Residential expands through 2 or 3 additional residences. All three day services offer a range of supported employment, leisure skills development, contract work and other services to mentally and physically challenged adults.

2005: H.C.I. - Residential serves individuals in 28 house and apartment settings. The demand for services continues in all programs.
May 2005 HCI employs 181 people and serves 173 individuals with developmental disabilities.

2007:P.E.A.C.C. responds to service needs by splitting the service for 63 individuals into two locations. 1745 Portage Ave. takes a primary focus of supporting individuals to meet their goals with connecting to the community through education, recreation and skill development. The second location at 3421 Portage Ave. takes a primary focus of supporting individuals to pursue employment and employment related goals.
Hope Centre Inc. Employment Services begins to take form, providing supports to individuals as well as to each day service location. In late 2007, a full time Recruiter was hired to meet the challenge of a serious labour shortage.