Going back to school with the HOPE framework
Start creating opportunities for positive childhood experiences as early as the last weeks of summer to the first few days of school and beyond.
Youth engaging in advocacy can make a difference
When youth engage in advocacy efforts, they learn that their voice matters, and that they can make a difference.
Public libraries: Local, safe, and free sources of positive childhood experiences
To ensure equitable access to PCEs for all children and families, we need to advocate for public funding for local community resources like public libraries.
Free and low-cost ways to practice positive childhood experiences this summer
We created a list of fun tips and suggestions that connect to one or more of the Four Building Blocks of HOPE.
LGBTQ2IA+ children and youth need positive childhood experiences
We need to create intentional opportunities that promote positive childhood experiences for the LGBTQ2IA+ community.
Positive experiences can improve mental health in adulthood
Positive experiences, through closeness and social connection, can affect us beyond childhood providing hope for anyone who feels like it is too late.
New resource: Dice game to practice positive childhood experiences
Practicing positive childhood experiences (PCEs) helps children grow into healthy and resilience adults, incorporating them can be as easy as rolling dice!
How to start conversations about the HOPE framework
Knowing how to talk about the difference HOPE can make is a key part to spreading HOPE.
Using family and community feedback to increase access to PCEs
Current organizational practices and policies could be creating barriers to meaningful family and community feedback.
Environmental justice protects more than just the planet
Environmental justice is a key movement to increasing access to positive childhood experiences through the Environment Building Block of HOPE.