For Parents & Families
You've been told what your child can't do. Come see what they can.
Hope Harbor Works is a career-focused learning community built for transition-age youth and young adults of all abilities — and for the families who have advocated for them every step of the way.
Your child is seen as capable.
We begin with strengths, interests, and ambition — not a list of what is difficult.
The work is real.
Students produce for customers and clients. Confidence comes from finishing something that matters.
You are never guessing.
Families receive regular updates on skills, hours, and goals, in plain language.
The future is the point.
Every day is built around employment, independence, and belonging after the program ends.
Getting Started
Three conversations, not a process.
01
Start a conversation
Tell us about your student — interests, goals, and what you hope life looks like at 25.
02
Visit the village
Walk the academies while students are working. Bring your questions and your IEP.
03
Plan together
We map a pathway with you and, when applicable, your district's transition team.
In developmentWe are currently preparing to open and welcoming founding families. Enrollment timelines, tuition details, and funding pathways will be shared with interested families first — see what we can share today.
Questions most families ask first.
We've gathered the honest answers — including what is still being developed — in one place.
Read the FAQ
Coming Soon
Be part of the beginning.
Hope Harbor Works is preparing to open. Founding families receive launch updates, private information sessions, and the first invitations to campus tours.
See the village for yourself.
Tour the academies while students are working. Bring your questions, your IEP, and your hopes for what comes next.