Hopkins House announced that it received $349,622 in gifts and grants to the organization through the first half of this fiscal year -- $152,201 (77%) more than at this time last year.  Organization officials attribute this significant increase to the work of The Hopkins House Fund, the semi-independent entity the trustees created in 2015 to manage the organization's fundraising.  The bulk of these donations were designated for scholarships to help the children of low-resourced working and military funds families attend the Hopkins House preschool academy.