Jim and Carolyn Milgard Family HOPE Center and the Cheney Family Branch

HOPE Centers promote multiple usages and enable non-profit agencies and the entire community to use the buildings during school hours and on the weekends to eliminate the amount of time the buildings sit empty. The HOPE Center is 34,000 sq. ft. and include conference rooms, a gymnasium, technology center, kitchen, games room, teen center, arts center, library, childcare room, eating commons, bathrooms, classrooms, offices for Boys & Girls Club employees, and dedicated space for our partner agencies.

Anchor Tenants:
Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound,
Cheney Family Branch: Mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children: Mission is to provide accessible, compassionate and effective dental care to Pierce County children in need.
Peninsula Athletic Association: Mission is that all children participate regardless of skill level, experience or athletic ability. Children have the opportunity to grow, learn and come away from the season feeling positive about themselves and having the desire to play again.
Read 2 Me: Vision is to create a literate world, one child at a time by working within the community with parents, caregivers and children to promote the message of reading success, and support the school systems efforts for every child to reach benchmark reading goals by the time they enter fourth grade.
Senior Citizens Center: To provide a social outlet for seniors and provide them with health and well-being activities and programs.

Associate Tenants:
Harbor Christian Center: Member of the Willow Creek Association whose vision is to reach out to the un-churched in their community.
Peninsula School District: In partnership with family, business and community, the mission is to provide a learning focused environment in which every student has the opportunity to acquire the knowledge, skills and character to become a productive citizen in a changing world.

Partnerships:
Altrusa Foundation of Gig Harbor: Association of professionals who volunteer their energies and expertise in projects dedicated to community betterment.
Children’s Museum of Tacoma: Celebrates the power of play in the life-long journey of learning and nurture growth and development in children and families.
HopeSparks (formerly Child and Family Guidance Center): Mission is to strengthen families by inspiring courage and confidence to make a lasting change.
Kids at Hope: Mission is to inspire, empower and transform schools, organizations serving youth and entire communities to create an environment and culture where all children experience success, NO EXCEPTIONS!
Tacoma Pierce County Health Department—Family Support: Program to provide education and services to help parents raise healthy, well-adjusted children, who are ready to succeed in life and school.

Planning a Meeting? Our Community Meeting and Training facilities are available for rental by all area nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations. View the rooms, learn about the amenities available and get rental information.