July 31, 2025
A MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE AND FAREWELL
Since 2002, it has been our honor to serve the Brevard County community by providing classes in Parent Education, Anger Management, GED preparation, and our faith-based batterers intervention DIGNITY program. While much of our work has taken place in partnership with the Brevard County Jail since 2006, our programs have also reached members of the public seeking tools for personal growth, healing, and a fresh start.
Since our founding in 2002, over 37,000 individuals have participated in our programs. That number represents not just lives touched, but families strengthened, cycles broken, and futures rewritten. Behind each of those numbers stands a story of courage, change, and hope—and we are deeply humbled to have played a role in those journeys.
This work began as the vision of my father, who founded the organization with a heart for restoration and a passion for service. His dedication laid the foundation for all that followed, and his spirit has guided us every step of the way.
The decision to close our doors has not come easily. Due to critical funding reductions, the upcoming relocation of one of our key instructors, and internal organizational changes, our Executive Board and I have made the difficult choice to discontinue operations. On a personal note, the passing of my father earlier this year—our founder and the heart behind this mission—has been a significant moment of transition for both me and the organization.
To all who supported this work—our volunteers, community partners, donors, and especially the individuals who went through our programs—thank you. You are the reason this mission mattered. Though this chapter is closing, the impact of this work will live on in the lives you’ve touched and the hope you've helped create.
With deep gratitude,
Chrissy McDowell
Executive Director
About Us
Our Instructors
Our Instructors
Our Instructors
Our classes are conducted by trained facilitators who encourage participation while presenting an effective curriculum full of practical help.
Our History
Our Instructors
Our Instructors
Our goal is to address issues that contribute to child abuse such as violence and the high rate of recidivism among inmates who are parents. We strive to achieve improved parenting skills, teach methods to redirect anger in positive and safe ways, restore hope for those coming out of abusive relationships, and to enhance economic potenti
Our goal is to address issues that contribute to child abuse such as violence and the high rate of recidivism among inmates who are parents. We strive to achieve improved parenting skills, teach methods to redirect anger in positive and safe ways, restore hope for those coming out of abusive relationships, and to enhance economic potential by increasing clients' literacy skills enabling some to earn a GED.
Our Mission
Our Services
Our Services
Links of Hope's mission is to build strong families in the context of Christian faith by providing family management services to prevent child abuse, bring hope to families, and reduce incarceration rates.
Our Services
Our Services
Our Services
We offer various classes including Parent Education, Anger Management, DIGNITY - a batterer's intervention course, and General Education Diploma (GED) preparation. Our services are open to all who may benefit from them. We seek to provide a nurturing environment where all clients are treated with courtesy and respect.