Hope Blooms event raises support for Project Hope for Women and Children
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.— Marshall Health hosted its second annual Hope Blooms fundraiser event Saturday, June 14, 2025, at the Marshall Health Network Arena. The event, presented by title sponsor Innsena, raised vital support for Project Hope for Women & Children, a premier residential treatment facility in downtown Huntington for women with substance use disorders and their children.
In addition to Innsena, event sponsors include: Marshall Health Network; St. Mary’s Medical Center Auxiliary; Cabell Huntington Hospital Auxiliary; Edward Tucker Architects, Inc.; WV Health Information Network; Christ Temple Church; Dr. Larry & Sarah Dial; Paul Farrell, Esq.; Dr. Adam and Emily Franks; Glazer, Saad, Anderson L.C.; Hoops Family Children’s Hospital at Cabell Huntington Hospital; Jackson Kelly, PLLC; Nicole McClain; Ian Moore; Jill Moore; Morgan Stanley; Nelson Mullins; Phillip Nelson; Paris Signs; Prime Engineering; Jan Radar; DiAnne Saine; Bill & Vickie Smith; The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints; Valley Health Systems; and Walmart.
“Since 2018, Project Hope and Hope House have met a very important need in our community and have served more than 250 families. They successfully help mothers achieve long-term recovery and support them as they navigate the early years of motherhood,” said Beth L. Hammers, M.B.A., vice dean for administration at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and chief integration and external affairs officer for Marshall Health Network. “We are so thankful for the generous sponsors who supported Hope Blooms.”
“The stories of the families we serve at Project Hope truly embody what our name stands for—hope,” said Kathleen Maynard, MA, LPC, director of Project Hope for Women & Children. “ Hope Blooms 2025: A Chapter in My Story, celebrated the strength and resilience of these women as they turn the page and begin writing a new chapter—one filled with support, healing and renewed hope—while raising critical funds that make the work of Project Hope possible.”
A sold-out crowd enjoyed a brunch spread from local recovery-friendly businesses: Sip Downtown Brasserie, Café Appalachia, Huntington’s Kitchen, Twelvepole Trading Post and Paula Vega Cakes. The event also featured a family fashion show with dozens of styles from Bow Love Boutique, JCPenney, Madeleine’s Boutique and Unique Gifts, Marshall University Bookstore, Modest E-Boutique, Oodles, Rose and Remington, The Meek Sparrow, True Soul, VC Boutique and Walmart.
Project Hope for Women & Children is owned and operated by Marshall Health, a member of Marshall Health Network. It can house up to 17 families at a time in individual single-family units. The average length of stay at Project Hope is up to six months. Program graduates then have the option to transition to Hope House, a four-apartment complex designed to help Project Hope clients transition seamlessly from residential treatment into permanent jobs and housing.
For more information or to support Project Hope, please visit marshallhealth.org/projecthope or contact Project Hope Katy Maynard, MA, LPC, at 304.696.HOPE (4673).
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