Meet our Educational          Programming Director

Mr. Keon Love

Keon comes to A Place for Hope with a wealth of experience as an Elementary Education teacher and youth counselor, and has 'hit the ground running'! Mr. Love is an accomplished artist and hopes to integrate his love for the arts into the learning experiences  within A Place for Hope's After-School programming.

Here are some of the highlights of his experience:

               Education:  South Carolina State University                Bachelor of Arts Degree, Studio Art, December 2003

Gaston County School Systems

   Charlotte Mecklenburg County School Systems

   K-5 Elementary Art / Taught English as a Second Language

              "York Place" Episcopal Church Home For Children         

Youth Counselor: Managed Day-to-Day Activities

Distributed Medications to residents  

Assembled behavioral assessment charts

Active in Western York County NAACP

WELCOME KEON!!

 

The The good folks at Elevation Church will be sponsoring APFH's annual Christmas Celebration by taking the families and children of the Blackmon Road Community to Rock Hill's "Christmasville" !

 

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Thank You!!

to EVERYONE who made our Tenth Anniversary Fundraising Gala such a Wonderful Success!!!

Come and meet our Executive Director!

 


Mary Hoppmann has been a driving force in the York County, SC area's non profit and social services arena. As former Executive Director of the (Rock Hill, SC) Girls Home, and chief Coordinator for the 16th Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem program, Mary brings a wealth of compassion, vision and resources to the mission at A Place for Hope.

Mary has received her BA in Social Work (and is accredited in field social work) from Winthrop University, and was awarded her Master of Arts degree in Education from The Citadel in Charleston, SC. She has worked within the SC educational system in both Charleston and Chester counties as a Special Education teacher for nearly 15 years.

Her background is filled with examples of her understanding of cultural diversity and the impact that contemporary society places on those very delicate yet prominent points of view.