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.
Practice positive childhood experiences with a new dice game
Practicing positive childhood experiences (PCEs) helps children grow into healthy and resilience adults, incorporating them can be as easy as rolling dice!
HOPE’s children’s book character reveal | Week of HOPE
Meet the characters in our upcoming children’s book, Clover’s Hopeful Day, illustrated by two youths, Audrey and Emelia.
How can we heal from Adverse Childhood Experiences?
Developing a practice that incorporates positive childhood experiences (PCEs) can lessen the lifelong effects of harmful experiences and allows the brain to heal from trauma.
Why positive childhood experiences are important for all children and families
Positive childhood experiences are protective experiences that help heal the brain from trauma and promote healthy mental health in adulthood.
Seasonal opportunities to practice positive childhood experiences during the holidays – New resource
Through this seasonal resource, there are big and small moments to practice positive childhood experiences (PCEs) during the holidays.
HOPE in Action Interview Series – Aimee Zeitz
In this interview Aimee Zeitz shares the strengths, barriers, and successes to her HOPE implementation at the YMCA in San Diego.
HOPE Innovation Network and the Importance of Policy
The HOPE NRC works directly with organizations to make HOPE-informed changes to their internal policies.
Interview with National Advisory Board Member Elliott Hinkle
Read our interview with Elliott Hinkle, member of the HOPE National Advisory Board and the HOPE Family and Community Experts Council. “HOPE is like, when someone brings you a problem and you want them to also bring a solution. How are we thinking differently about the work and moving beyond what is bad and what is hard to how we are going to make any change here. It has given me, funnily enough, hope in the work.”