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!
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.
A moment of gratitude with HOPE Director Dr. Robert Sege
Together, we are moving away from looking for only deficits in families and are identifying, honoring, and promoting sources of strength.
The Importance of Intergenerational Relationships
Intergenerational relationships help us connect to the past, share the present, and influence the future together.
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.”
Celebrating Juneteenth and Father’s Day with HOPE
Sunday, June 19th is a day of celebrating both freedom and fathers, and we are taking the opportunity to acknowledge the significance of Black fathers specifically by talking to John Verdejo, member of the FACEs (Family and Community Experts) of HOPE Advisory Council.