Arms of Hope is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit Christian care organization that assists children and single-mother families in need. Arms of Hope’s facilities include Medina Children’s Home (60 miles northwest of San Antonio) and Boles Children’s Home (40 miles northeast of Dallas) and The Refuge Ranch (33 miles southeast of Austin). The facilities have over 175 years combined experience in comprehensive residential care programs for children. Arms of Hope also reaches disadvantaged children in their own neighborhoods in various communities with its Outreach Ministry programs.

Through its Residential Child Care, Together, College and Career, Right Start, and Outreach Ministry programs, Arms of Hope is committed to providing a safe haven and Christian environment for children and single-mother families by helping them avoid homelessness, poverty, abuse and neglect and by leading them to lives of sustaining and productive citizenship. Our residents attend public school, nearby universities or trade schools and participate in school, church and campus activities.

Arms of Hope does not receive federal or state grants. Instead, Arms of Hope relies on caring individuals, businesses, civic groups, churches and foundations for funding and volunteer support.

On April 17, 2009, two great organizations consolidated to form Arms of Hope. Medina Children’s Home and Boles Children’s Home both have rich histories and share identical programs and missions. This partnership brings with it over 160 years of combined experience in caring for children and operates on 650 plus acres. Although both campuses were originally established as homes for orphans, they have expanded to serve the needs of at-risk children and single mothers. Boles and Medina have served thousands of children and single-mother families. Since their founding, both Boles and Medina have had a strong commitment to Christian principles and the spiritual development of the children and mothers in their care.

On August 20, 2024, The Refuge Ranch, located in Bastrop, became a part of the Arms of Hope ministry under the guidance and direction of Arms of Hope’s Board of Directors. Because of God and the generosity of his people, Arms of Hope has over 175 years of experience assisting children and single-mother families in need of care across Texas. Both organizations share a passionate vision and support base with experience in healing and preventing the atrocity of sex trafficking. Arms of Hope will be utilizing The Refuge Ranch’s existing campus to exclusively implement its model of care consisting of a voluntary private placement program for motivated single mothers and their children. Arms of Hope has an accomplished history of a multi-generational vision of offering healing for mothers while also preventing children from entering the foster care system and showing them a better path for their future. The organization’s Christian and holistic approach of keeping families together by providing case management, counseling and education has produced incredible, time-tested results. Arms of Hope will use the gift of these additional resources to bless even more families for the greater good of communities throughout Texas.