Florida United Methodist Children’s Home is now – Residing Hope

Why the New Name?

The Florida United Methodist Children’s Home was first established in 1908 as the Florida Methodist Orphanage. Since that time it has grown into a holistic organization serving abused, abandoned, and neglected children from across the state of Florida. In addition to providing a higher level of therapeutic residential care in two locations, we also provide foster care and outpatient counseling in multiple counties.

We realized that we had outgrown the Children’s Home name, and needed something that better represented the purpose we serve and the care we provide. That new name is Residing Hope.

The word hope is commonly used to mean a wish or desire. But in the Bible, hope is the confident expectation of what God has promised and the strength of His faithfulness. Residing Hope expresses optimism and the opportunity of a better life of the children and youth we serve. It’s that compassionate care that drives everything we do across all of our services and locations.

Look for a new website coming soon at ResidingHope.org.