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Events

2025 HOPE Summit

The HOPE Summit returns on June 3rd and 4th! The Fifth Annual HOPE Summit – Shaping the Future: A Framework for Every Sector – is designed to equip professionals with the tools, knowledge, and inspiration they need to foster positive change in their organizations and communities. This year’s summit now offers sector-specific tracks with workshops and sessions tailored to healthcare, education, child welfare, substance use prevention, and the HOPE Impact.

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Each track will feature expert speakers, interactive discussions, and networking opportunities with like-minded professionals who share your interests and challenges. The summit’s focus is on the HOPE framework, providing you with practical, evidence-based tools and strategies that are specifically tailored to your sector, so you can leave with actionable insights to drive real impact in your work.

No matter what sector you work in, the 2025 HOPE Summit will provide you with the tools you need to create positive change in your work with children and families.

Hear from past Summit attendees

So authentic and impactful. Connective and inspiring!

2024 Summit Attendee

So many great [workshop] session choices, it was hard to choose! I am so glad to hear that we will get the recording to watch others and re-watch the ones I attended.

2022 Summit Attendee

I loved how much outreach HOPE did to get so many different attendees from all over the world. It provided a meaningful experience and even better discussion.

2023 Summit Attendee

I thought this was a great conference, I was fully engaged the entire time, and tired at the end of the day – but filled with HOPE!

2022 Summit Attendee

Fabulous conference! Great faculty! Meaningful presentations. You all hit it out of the ballpark! Thank you!

2022 Summit Attendee

I enjoyed the conference and I enjoyed the networking opportunity! Thank you for an awesome experience.

2023 Summit Attendee

Love it all! Fantastic job! Thank You!

2023 Summit Attendee

So cool to see who all comes to the table. This is something earth shattering!

2024 Summit Attendee

Excellent, excellent HOPE Summit, thank you so much for all the information and participation opportunities!

2023 Summit Attendee

The panel discussion was amazing! I took so many notes and could listen to the panelist all day long.

2023 Summit Attendee

This was my first HOPE Summit, but it certainly will not be my last. I enjoyed the speakers and each of the sessions attended and plan to incorporate the information in my work. I also made some wonderful connections with other participants and look forward to attending the HOPE Summit again next year. Thank you!

2022 Summit Attendee

This was an inspiring and informative event. Thank you so much for putting together an amazing day of HOPEful insights and conversations. Looking forward to seeing everyone [next year].

2022 Summit Attendee

Fantastic conference! It is, by far, the best virtual conference I have attended.

2022 Summit Attendee

It is always such a fun, interactive, and engaging event whenever I take part in a HOPE summit!!

2024 Summit Attendee

Really well-done and amazing in every regard. Can’t thank you enough for the chance to practice HOPE with each other!!!!

2023 Summit Attendee

Loved the breakout [workshop] sessions. Learned a lot that I can use immediately.

2022 Summit Attendee

Loved the engaging way presenters held space for participants. It was almost as if we were “in-person”

2024 Summit Attendee

Interactive virtual format was really well done, better than in person (:

2023 Summit Attendee

Past HOPE Summits

The HOPE National Resource Center hosts an annual HOPE summit where we share resources, stories and tools to incorporate the HOPE framework and Four Building Blocks of HOPE into your work.

View Past Summits