The Hope Thrift manager and volunteers give their time to train residents of A Ray of Hope in skills that will help them to be self employed or be a better employee and learn about budgeting expenses. The A Ray of Hope believe that people going all the way through the  A Ray of Hope program, go from attitude to  gratitude, they will then have the experience and training to get a good job,  and some  with strength of character  will end up as staff and reaching back in giving others a Hand Up.