H.O.P.E. News & Updates

Hello to my fellow foster care youth in Michigan. I am enjoying myself so far in Oregon. I had a long day of travel yesturday. I have training today that will be fun and exciting. I cannot wait to learn all the new things and to spend my summer with the eleven other amazing foster youth. I miss all of you and will keep you updated with all of my new exsperiences.
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She'll offer help to others at conference

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story should have said an Arizona businessman created the scholarship that helped Cherish Thomas. This report is correct.

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Brantwood Children's Home in Montgomery Alabama Hasn't Had A Single Adoption in Four Years

By Mark Strassmann

(To see the video click HERE)

(CBS)  The Brantwood Children's Home in Montgomery, Ala., is a place for kids from families broken beyond repair. They're all between 10 and 21 years old. All are available for adoption and looking for a loving home.

Will's a fifth-grader in his seventh school. He wonders what kind of family will adopt him, and how it will happen.

Too often, it does...
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Parade Magazine's New Poll Shows That Americans Are in the Midst of a Volunteering Boom

(CBS)  According to a new poll conducted by Parade Magazine, our nation is in the midst of a volunteering boom at home and abroad.

The Early Show took a closer look at why Americans are doing good deeds. Parade Contributing Editor Emily Listfield and volunteers Laura Tucker and Tonya Ingram sat down with Early Show co-anchor Erica Hill to talk about this positive new trend.

According to Listfield, ...
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by Michael J. Berland

America is in the midst of a boom--and one that is benefiting and bonding us all. "During past tough economic times, there was a decrease in volunteering," says Patrick Corvington, CEO of the federal Corporation for National and Community Service. "But today there's a 'compassion boom' of people helping others." An exclusive new PARADE poll shows how and...
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We all know money doesn't buy happiness--and that's good news for these new grads.
by Charles Purdy, Yahoo! HotJobs senior editor

There's no denying the value of a college education: According to recent U.S. Census surveys, the median salary for college grads is more than $20,000 higher than that of people with only a high school diploma. And the unemployment rate for people with bachelor's degrees is almost half the rate for people without.

But some degrees are worth more than others, as ...

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Posted: Friday, April 30, 2010 8:00 am | Updated: 7:58 am, Fri Apr 30, 2010.

By the Midland Daily News

The Floyd Arbor of Gleaners #206 in partnership with the H.O.P.E Youth Board of the Michigan Youth Opportunities Initiative (MYOI) will work together on Join Hands Day May 1 to assemble survival kits for youths aging out of two local foster care systems.

The kits will be assembled at the Midland County Department of Human Services office, 1609 Washington St. H.O.P.E. and the Gleaners will be pa...

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Aquinas College "Fostering Success" Scholarship Initiative

In an effort to remove barriers to higher education for young adults aging out of the Michigan Foster Care System, Aquinas College has created the "Fostering Success" Scholarship Initiative. This initiative will ensure that total assistance from scholarships and grants (including ETV funds, see below) will cover tuition, room, board and book...

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