HOPETREE HAPPENINGS

2024 Acorn Award Winners

The Acorn Award is one of HopeTree's highest employee awards that we present every quarter. Team members are able to nominate anyone in the company that exemplifies our core values, especially our core value of ministry and their willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty. The Acorn Award honors servant leaders and those individuals that make HopeTree special.

Congratulations to our Acorn Award winners from this year!

SPRING 2024

• Andy Dunn

• Lisa Lambrecht

• Challen Mabry

• Heather Hinkle

• Christie Burke

SUMMER 2024

• Hope Smith

• Kharis Holzknecht

• Samantha Edwards

• Dr. Laurie McCracken

FALL 2024

• Alicia Pigg

• Allyson Miller-Havens

• Sherry Prince

3-Year CARF Accreditation

In July the agency welcomed CARF, the Council on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities for our Site Survey Visit where three surveyors visited our Salem Campus, Martinsville Office, and Richmond Office to review the agency's compliance with all 1600 CARF Accreditation Standards. The surveyors conducted a comprehensive review of agency and program policies and procedures, client records, outcome data, and interviewed external stakeholders, leadership, staff, and those we serve. We are pleased to share that we were awarded a three-year accreditation.

The following programs/services received accreditation:

• Foster Family and Kinship Care (Children & Adolescents)

• Group Home (Children & Adolescents)

• Specialized or Treatment Foster Care (Children & Adolescents)

Achieving accreditation demonstrates to the public and funders/stakeholders HopeTree's commitment to continuously improve our services and helps distinguish our services in the community.