Our Story

HOPE Group was founded in 1997 by the Cairns family, born out of a deeply personal journey that began with their two-year-old son’s Autism diagnosis. At the time, resources and support systems were limited, and navigating available services proved to be a significant challenge. What the Cairns family needed—what so many families need—was hope.

Now, more than 25 years later, HOPE Group has supported hundreds of children, adults, and families across the state. We proudly support neurodiverse individuals by offering a wide range of services for those with developmental disabilities, including Autism.

As a family-founded business, we’ve built our reputation on compassionate care, deep community roots, and a passionate, dedicated staff who treat every client as part of the HOPE family. We continue to grow alongside the families we serve—because when you work with HOPE, you’re never alone. 

For the past 25 years, HOPE Group’s mission is to earn the privilege of being a trusted partner to the community and to always be the reminder that a diagnosis is not an ending point, but merely a place to begin. The main focus has, is and always will be to restore hope during times of challenge and vulnerability. We are built on the values that parents and families care most about, because we are those families too.