The Open Hands Foundation

06/01/2026

It's time to gather all the "things" our Hope House teens will need for their stay at Hope House. Will you help us out with items to make it feel like a home? Sheets, dishes and more are all needed. Shop our registry for needed items for Hope House. Every item matters, thank you for being part of offering safe housing to teens in our area.

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04/20/2026

Do you have the gift of feeding people? Hope House teens LOVE homecooked or take out meals. Check out the sign up below. May has some openings for volunteers to provide a meal for about 7 people.

Thank you for volunteering to provide Hope House teens with a meal. You truly share love, dignity and hope! Here are some helpful tips. If you still have questions, or would like to check-in week of, please call or text 612-916-3977 & a staff person will gladly help. Please plan your meal to feed 6-...

01/28/2026

Hope House Night at Minnetonka! Come cheer on our local HS students and support a great cause.

01/28/2026

Check out your inbox, especially if you were a donor in 2025 to Hope House or Open Hands Foundation. The Year End Statements were emailed today to those we have emails for. We are SO grateful for your support of teens.
If you don't see the email, reach out to Dianne at [email protected] and I'll get you all set. Paper Year End statements being sent this week to those we don't have an email for.

12/31/2025

Miriam is a local high school student with the gift of singing and she directed her winnings to Hope House! What a gift to have teens serve teens! Thank you Miriam from the bottom of our hearts, for your care for others, so they may know their gifts, too.
Thanks to Minnesota Sings, for their generosity!

Local teen wins Minnesota Sings and donates to Hope House, a local teen shelter

12/31/2025

The Holidays were made SO bright for Hope House teens because of the community generosity! We are blown away by the love & care you have shown the teens. The gift packages, gift cards, essentials, along with some snacks, goodies, meals and more are delivered with such love. One teen said "It's so welcoming here!" and that's because of YOU, our amazing community! Happy New Year, you help teens experience love, dignity and a NEW life at Hope House.

11/20/2025

It's Give to the Max Day! Together, we can support teens in crisis, so they get back to living thriving lives. Your gift today offers love, dignity & hope to a teen who really needs it.
Give here: https://openhandsfoundation.com/donate/

10/13/2025

We celebrated a big step forward in a Ground Breaking Ceremony last Thursday, October 9 on the spot where the new Hope House will be built. The 2 story home will be built next to the current one so services can continue during construction. Speakers from Westwood Church, Open Hands Foundation, 180 Degrees, Housing First MN Foundation, City of Chanhassen, John Kraemer and Sons Custom Builders and more shared their excitement and joy for the opporutnity to serve teens so they may experience love, dignity and hope. We are grateful to God!
We can't wait to share with you the opening day in the late spring/early summer!

10/09/2025

This fall has been busy at Hope House! School has started, teens are adjusting to homework and early wake up times. Here is a way to support our teens--with a meal! Sign up to bring, make or get a take out meal. Hint: they LOVE Cub fried chicken :)

Thank you for volunteering to provide Hope House teens with a meal. You truly share love, dignity and hope! Here are some helpful tips. If you still have questions, or would like to check-in week of, please call or text 612-916-3977 & a staff person will gladly help. Meals Please plan your meal to f...

08/05/2025

Feeding teens takes a village. As fall approaches and Hope House gets busier, will you consider providing a meal for our teens? Homemade or take out, they love it all. We have openings now till late September open right now.

Thank you for volunteering to provide Hope House teens with a meal. You truly share love, dignity and hope! Here are some helpful tips. If you still have questions, or would like to check-in week of, please call or text 612-916-3977 & a staff person will gladly help. Meals Please plan your meal to f...