Our Story
We are a North Carolina based non-profit, 501(c)(3) focusing on the foster and adoptive care communities, especially those little hearts at the center. Foster-care and adoption can be equally rewarding and heartbreaking for all those involved. We strive to support and help strengthen children and families who are experiencing foster care or adoption by using our talents to provide beautiful functional spaces that give dignity and HOPE for a brighter tomorrow.
What started out as one person's heart for children experiencing foster care and adoption, and a passion for interior design, became a dream, which turned into a leap of faith that ultimately gave root to what is now Home Sweet Hope!
Meet The Team
Staci Stepp
Executive Director/designer
Staci is the Founder of Home Sweet Hope. When she became a foster parent in 2018 and was preparing the room for her own foster children to arrive, she thought to herself; "I could do this as a way to help others". Interior design, and the well-being that a well thought out and organized room brings has always been important to her. She wanted to use the gifts and talents she possessed to create beautiful spaces to benefit others. Especially children and teens that have experienced loss and trauma, much like she experienced in her young life. She knew that by providing custom spaces for them it would give them back some of the dignity they had lost, it would send the message to them that they are loved, cared for, and that they matter. Staci had a big dream to create an organization that would incorporate interior design as way to love children from hard places, but now that it has come to fruition, she couldn't imagine herself doing anything else. She contributes her success to the hand God has laid on this ministry, her faith and obedience to him in all circumstance, as well as the love and support provided to her by her friends and family as she has embarked on this wonderful journey to place beauty in the lives of vulnerable children.
Jimmy Stepp
Board Of Directors
Jimmy a foster dad himself, know the trials and tribulations being a foster parent can bring, but also is fully aware of the rewards and blessings it provides to the children and himself personally. He brings to our team a deep compassion for all people, as he has served people at some of their lowest points for over 20 years in the funeral business. He is also a very skilled craftsman, and you can see him creating beautiful custom pieces for many of our projects. His business sense, caring nature, and handyman abilities make him a great asset to Home Sweet Hope.
Kandace Galvanek
Board Of Directors
Kandace joined our board in 2022 after her and her husband volunteered on several projects. Kandace is a beautiful person inside and out. She is a hardworking, dedicated Christian, Wife, and Mother. Kandace is a friend to all and is very talented at any creative task she is given. We are very honored to have Kandace as part of the Home Sweet Hope team.
Our Vision
At Home Sweet Hope, it is our goal to bring high-quality domestic resources, hope, and dignity to those experiencing foster care. We do this in one of the most unique ways, by providing beautiful custom room interiors to accommodate the needs and wants of youth who are in foster-care or recently adopted, current and former foster youth who are entering college and staying in a dorm room setting, as well as renovations at county family visitation centers.
As a Christian based non-profit, we recognize that faith and hope is the foundation of a life well lived, and our vision can be summed up best by Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future."
Through the tangible services we provide and our annual community events, we aim to raise awareness and advocacy for vulnerable children and families while strengthening foster and adoptive communities. Our mission is to create environments where youth and families can thrive, restore their sense of dignity, and feel genuinely loved, supported, and worthy.
Our Mission
Home Sweet Hope is dedicated to providing custom designed room makeovers that bring hope and dignity to youth and families involved in the foster care system, as well as those who have recently experienced adoption.