Hope Council on Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse, Inc.

01/27/2026

When the world feels heavy, look for the helpers.
We’re here. Always.

01/22/2026

🚨COLD WEATHER CARE IS HERE 24/7- at NO-COST!
🧤The community health vending machine is fully stocked with hats, gloves, scarves, socks, hand/toe/foot warmers, emergency blankets, combo COVID/flu test kits, and more!
Because looking out for each other matters.
📍 6103-39th Ave Kenosha, WI

01/21/2026

It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas (again!) at Hope Council 🎄✨

THIS is what was delivered today 🤯👇
🧤 316 hand warmers
❄️ 100 emergency blankets
🩺 528 combo COVID/flu test kits

All thanks to the incredible donors who keep clearing items off our supply list! 🙌

On frigid nights like we’re having right now, we distribute 75–150 warmers every single night, which means this amazing haul will get us to the weekend… and then it’s time to restock. 📦

*The COVID/flu combo test kits will be loaded into the Public Health Vending Machine first thing tomorrow morning! Please share this info!!

Endless gratitude to everyone showing up for our community. Keep ’em coming - winter isn’t done with us yet! 💙❄️

Special thanks to: Annie, Dooley & Associates, Christiansen Heating and Sheet Metal, Inc., Jennifer F., Jennifer D., Jonah F., and all the anonymous contributors- we have a special place in our hearts for our “anonymous” friends 😉!

01/19/2026

Hand warmers = Delivered! 🧤✨
Huge shoutout to the amazing folks who dropped off donations today, you’re warming hearts and hands! 💙

Winter is still being a little rude ❄️😅 and with colder temps coming, our stash is still running low again. These tiny packs make a BIG difference for neighbors without reliable heat.

Want to help us keep the warmth going?
👉 Drop off donations at the Hope Council office
👉 Or order directly from our Amazon wish list in the comments

Let’s keep those hands toasty! 🔥🧤💙

01/16/2026

💙 LOOK at this community love!! 💙

Tonight, we received an amazing donation of new and gently used items collected by WolfPack M.C. Kenosha, WI 🤝💫 We are beyond grateful for their generosity and big hearts!

These donations are more than clothes—they’re confidence, comfort, and care all wrapped up together 💕🌟 And they remind us that when a community comes together, incredible things happen.

We are so grateful for the generosity, kindness, and heart behind every item. This is what happens when community shows up BIG! 🫶🔥

Huge THANK YOU to WolfPack M.C. Kenosha, WI for helping us make a real difference! 🙌👖💙

01/15/2026

Our community’s safety net is only as strong as the funding and the people who fight to protect it.

This week was a wake-up call. Federal funding for mental health and addiction services was abruptly cut, then, after widespread outcry, restored. While we’re relieved by the reversal, it highlighted just how fragile the systems are that people in crisis rely on every single day.

At Hope Council, we are cautiously optimistic and deeply grateful that these funds have been reinstated. We remain hopeful that essential services will continue to be in place for our community; because access to treatment, recovery support, and prevention should never be uncertain.

Stable funding and strong advocacy save lives. We will keep standing with our partners, our clients, and our community to make sure no one falls through the cracks. 💙

For 24 hours, it was unclear which mental health and addiction programs would survive and who would still have jobs when the dust settled.

01/15/2026

Winter isn’t over yet, and as temps dip again, our hand warmer supply is running dangerously low. 🧤

These small items make a huge difference for neighbors without reliable heat.

Donations can be delivered to the Hope Council office, or order directly from our Amazon wish list in the comments below.

01/15/2026

Winter isn’t over yet, and as temps dip again, our hand warmer supply is running dangerously low. 🧤
These small items make a huge difference for neighbors without reliable heat.

You can drop off hand, toe, foot, body, or lap warmers at the Hope Council, or order directly from our Amazon wish list:
👉https://a.co/i9ap7hY

Thank you for helping keep our community safe & warm. 💙

01/14/2026

Today is a hard day for the mental health and treatment & recovery communities.

News broke that nearly $2 billion in federal SAMHSA funding for mental health and substance use services has been unexpectedly eliminated. These are the dollars that support crisis response, treatment access, prevention programs, peer support, and life-saving overdose prevention across the country.

For communities like ours in Kenosha, this funding isn’t abstract, it touches real people:
• Families trying to keep a loved one alive
• Young people needing prevention and early support
• Individuals working to stay in recovery
• Frontline workers meeting people where they are

Cuts of this size ripple far beyond Washington. They reach into shelters, clinics, recovery groups, schools, and community organizations that hold people up when everything else is falling apart.

At the Hope Council, we want you to know this:
✔️Our doors are still open.
✔️Our mission has not changed.
✔️Our commitment to this community is unwavering.

We WILL continue to provide prevention, intervention, risk reduction, navigation, and recovery-support services, even as the landscape becomes more uncertain.

We WILL adapt, advocate, and keep showing up, just as we have for more than 55 years.

If you or someone you love is struggling, you are not alone.
If you’re worried about what these cuts mean, we are worried too, and we are standing with you.

This is a moment for community, not silence.
This is a moment to protect hope, not surrender it. 💜

The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion.

01/09/2026

Today’s win: progress, teamwork, and a little joy on brand-new floors.

01/07/2026

We’re feeling incredibly grateful today. 💜
To our small business community: go check out Small business, BIG Hearts. They’re spotlighting local impact and reminding us just how much heart lives in Kenosha. Give them some love!