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Who We Are
Hope for Families is a Not For Profit corporation that specializes in adoption and custody home study preparation and is one of the largest home study providers for Florida families. Our mission is to help build lasting families.
We have a double license to prepare this home study for you as we are a licensed adoption agency and also because I am a licensed clinical Marriage and Family Therapist credentialed for home studies. Therefore you can use our home study for any domestic adoptions situation throughout the USA. Many states require the home study provider to also have an agency license rather than just being a social worker and we have this valuable double licensure. All of our home studies have been accepted to facilitate the adoption by the court, the interstate compact, and by all domestic adoption agencies within the USA.
Hope for Families has a great deal of experience in completing custody and domestic adoption home studies throughout Florida. Over the last 18 years we have successfully assisted over 2,000 families through the process of adopting over 2,500 children. We are an “A Plus” member of the Better Business Bureau and are listed as adoption professionals in Florida on adoption.com, Daniel’s Group, and the Florida adoption registry!
Numbers Speak for Themselves
You can be one of the thousands of families that we assist to walk through this exciting yet challenging journey.
Meet The Team
Dr. Ken Brown
Dr. Brown has had a lifetime of service as a licensed Psychotherapist and Marriage and Family Therapist, clinical Christian Counselor with Hope Counseling for 35 years with an excess of 50,000 client hours, having counseled over 5,000 individuals/families. He has been the Executive Director of Hope for Families Adoption Agency for 20 years assisting over 1,600 families adopt more than 2,500 children. Dr. Brown has been an approved clinical supervisor since 1990, training therapists to acquire their state licenses. Dr. Brown is a former Toronto police officer and has been counseling law enforcement officers and first responders for PTSD and critical incident stress since 1979.
Dr. Kenneth N. Brown LMFT
(D.MIN., M.DIV., DIP. O.P.C., B.S.C., AAMFT)
Florida Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Clinical Psychotherapist (#MT1805)
Clinical Member American/Florida Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (#81631)
Approved Clinical Supervisor for Licensing Mental Health Provider & Counselors
Level One Critical Incident Stress Manger Interventionist
ICISF Foundation (#13134)
Certified Divorce Mediator
Certified PTSD Interventionist
Lynn Brown
Growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and oldest girl of five brothers, Lynn says that she was raised to serve and be responsible for others, as she played a maternal role in her family. Lynn had two children of her own before she was 20 years old and raised them as a single mother. Twenty years later, she assisted her daughter in raising two granddaughters when they were pre-school age. Then it began over again when Lynn married Dr. Brown and became a beloved stepmother to his three teenage children in 2001. Lynn is the emotional glue for the whole extended and blended family and they all remain lovingly connected through her care giving.
Jann Holladay
Originally from Idaho, Jann has 3 children and lives in Vero Beach, FL. She has been in helping administrate both businesses and churches for over 25 years. Jann plays guitar and sings, loves to cook, play scrabble and puzzles and enjoys spending time hanging with her family, friends and pets. Jann has been with Hope for Families for over 10 years and is grateful to be able to help support families.
Jann Holladay
Originally from Idaho, Jann has 3 children and lives in Vero Beach, FL. She has been in helping administrate both businesses and churches for over 25 years. Jann plays guitar and sings, loves to cook, play scrabble and puzzles and enjoys spending time hanging with her family, friends and pets. Jann has been with Hope for Families for over 10 years and is grateful to be able to help support families.
Amanda Hoogkamp
Raised in Florida, Amanda has been working with Hope for Families for over a year. She has a MA in Biblical Counseling and is a Student Counselor Intern with Dr. Brown. She was a missionary in Bolivia for 5 years. She loves the beach, reading, and animals. Amanda helps with the office side of the home studies and is looking forward to talking with you regarding the home study process.
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Want to pair the face with a voice? We would love to talk. Call us anytime to find out how we can help you on your journey.