House of Hope

Our Story

House of Hope began as an idea placed in the heart and mind of our founder, Darcelle Burandt, in 2007 (get link for full bio by scrolling to the bottom of this page). She spent the next 10 years preparing through obtaining her Master's Degree and License as a Professional Counselor/Therapist.

She also stepped into her own journey to healing from personal trauma through counseling.

It is with this background and training that she began building her team in 2016 and the two-year process to open this safe therapeutic group home.

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We continue to be amazed at what can be accomplished when good people come together to help the most vulnerable among us.

We are amazed at how we have been fortunate enough to have linked arms with some truly amazing people - individuals, families, businesses, churches, civic groups, and more - to make House of Hope a reality!

Residents are graduating and with that, we are in the process of creating a strong transitional program!

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eMPOWER VICTIMS THROUGH MONTHLY PARTNERSHIPS

As a member of the GEM Circle, your partnership allows House of Hope's team and our community to link arms with one another to empower these amazing young women to reclaim their lives and take their first steps toward a future worth looking forward to.

THANK YOU for being a partner in hope by choosing to join our
GEM CIRCLE
(Giving Every Month)

through financial contributions that are invaluable to us and tax-deductible as allowable by law for you.

Thank you!

Our Founder

Darcelle Burandt, LPC

Executive Director

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• Undergrad in Communications from Kent State University

• Master’s Degree in Family & Consumer Science (Life Skills) from Akron University

• Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University.

• Licensed Professional Counselor

• Trained in Trauma work with Pia Mellody and Dr. Rick Butts

• Trained in Christian Healing Prayer from Christian Healing Ministries

• Trained and mentored for 12 years with Debby Temmer and Centered For Life, a counseling center located in Glynn County, GA

• EMDR Therapy trained under Dr. Neil Schulenburg

Ten years ago, I first began to sense a calling to become a part of the solution to this ongoing and overwhelming issue facing us in our generation. It is with both a broken heart and great joy that I present to you the House of Hope – a residential program with curriculum designed to integrate mind, body and spirit that will rescue, renew and restore the lives of these precious girls, offering them a future filled with hope.

House of Hope is a dream and a calling that is now a reality thanks to the generosity of family, friends, and this amazing community in the Golden Isles of Coastal Georgia!