About Us
The mission of Hope Center for Children (HCFC) is to build stable, healthy families and to provide children a safe place from abuse and neglect. HCFC is the result of a 2013 merger between two organizations with histories of providing residential care for children in foster care, The Ellen Hines Smith Girls’ Home and the Children’s Shelter of the Upstate. These two strong organizations merged to form Hope Center for Children, resulting in a pooling of resources to provide a wider continuum of services for children and families in Spartanburg and the surrounding areas. This name captures the heart of each program: providing hope to children and families. Since the merger, HCFC has continued to expand services, and today six cohesive programs fulfill the mission. All six programs use evidence-based and/or evidence-informed models, yielding outstanding annual outcomes.
Our Staff
Vernon Hayes
Chief Executive Officer
(864) 583-7688 x138
vernon@hopecfc.org
Susan Burgess
Chief Financial Officer
(864) 583-7688 x125
sburgess@hopecfc.org
Michael Brown
Facilities and Safety Supervisor
(864) 583-7688 x124
michael@hopecfc.org
Maddi Currier
Development Associate
(864) 583-7688 x134
mcurrier@hopecfc.org
Brandi Hamrick
Communications Coordinator
(864) 583-7688 x127
brandi@hopecfc.org
Melissa Keith
Anchor House Supervisor
(864) 583-7688 x148
melissa@hopecfc.org
Jessica Lollis
TFM Systems Coordinator
(864) 583-7688 x155
jlollis@hopecfc.org
Alisha Morrow
Office Manager
(864) 583-7688 x136
amorrow@hopecfc.org
Angela Talley Robinson
Positive Parenting Program Initiative Director
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arobinson@hopecfc.org
Dallys Sims
Positive Parenting Program Supervisor
(864) 583-7688 x122
dallys@hopecfc.org
Danny Smith
Residential Programs & Clinical Services Manager
(864) 583-7688 x109
dsmith@hopecfc.org
Ushela Smith
PQI Coordinator
(864) 583-7688 x103
usmith@hopecfc.org
Taylor Thompson
Faucette House Supervisor
(864) 583-7688 x121
tthompson@hopecfc.org
Latrice Thompson-Chapman
Transitional Living Supervisor
(864) 583-7688 x154
latrice@hopecfc.org
Kay Tribble
DSS Liaison
(864) 583-7688 x146
ktribble@hopecfc.org
India Underwood
HR Generalist
(864) 583-7688 x142
india@hopecfc.org
Board of Directors
- Corie Culp, Chair
- Noel Helms, Vice Chair
- Julie Garritson, Secretary
- Dennis Locke, Treasurer
- Taylor Smith, Governance Chair
- Jody Babb
- Kevin Bobo
- Laura Boles
- Vintress Brown
- Daniel Ebin
- Vicki Force
- Wendy Griffith
- Alan Jenkins
- Rhonda Mingo
- Elizabeth Poirier
- Dargan Rain
- Mary Kathryn Snead
