Our Mission
Return to Hope’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for people impacted by the injustice system by removing systemic and mental barriers to build self-determination and transformation.
Return to Hope focuses on creating upward mobility through opportunities centered in racial equity.
Return to Hope offers a multi-program approach to help participants develop stability in their lives by providing and connecting to resources that address health & wellness, employment needs, skills training, and lifestyle needs (clothing, beauty, and hygiene products.)
This path of change fosters the transformation to help participants find purpose, meaning, change, hope, and a sense of self-worth.
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Building equity by providing employment resources, fellowships, and workshops
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Community partnerships to offer employment opportunities and apprenticeships to participants
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Path to entrepreneurship as an alternative to facing systemic barriers to employment
Employment Resource Programs
Health & Wellness Programs
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Trauma-informed wellness programming including healing circles, yoga, meditation, and various forms of art expression
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Nutrition classes as a way to combat health inequities in marginalized communities
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Access to resources that address mental and physical health barriers.
Thrift Store & Hope Closet
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Community donations
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Employment opportunities & skills training - Fashion & Retail Curriculum
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Program fundraising
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Provide work and lifestyle clothing items to participants in the program
OUR PROGRAMS
Return to Hope is a sister organization to Block Builderz, which provides the next steps to form the foundation for building blocks in the community - community engagement, civic participation, and advocacy.