Stories of Hope
From Student to Staff
Meet our Co-Director, Alejandro, and hear why he loves the Institute! Ignite the future for a student like Alejandro now. Make a gift today at handsofferinghope.org/ignite! English Translation: I have encountered so many different perspectives. As a student, I learned...
Why I love the institute
Hear from our Institute Co-Director, Sabrina, about why she loves the Institute. And support this summer's program now at handsofferinghope.org/ignite! English translation: I was part of the Institute three years ago. Now I am the Director of the Institute. It's an...
Hello! It’s great to meet you.
We are so excited to be the new co-Directors for the Hands Offering Hope Institute this summer—it is great to meet you! (That's us in the picture!) Thank you for being a part of our countdown to the Institute! (Only 9 more weeks to go!) As former students in the...
Adaly is grateful for you.
One of our Institute alums, Adaly, said something that I can't stop thinking about. "We are all used to studying just to work here," she said. "Nothing changes. We're in a square." "But the Institute shows us that there are things outside of that square. That's the...
Girls like Yanelí are the future
It never gets old, friends. Every summer as we welcome new students, I am struck by just how incredible this experience is. How honored I am to be a part of these young leaders' lives. And how grateful I am to each of you for making it all possible. When I meet girls...
Julissa inspires me.
Julissa talks a million miles a minute and has a permanent smile on her face. But her life has not always been easy. When she talks about her community, she says, "Our neighborhood is super closed-minded. No one is growing. No one believes in us. People don't think...
Let’s hear it for the girls! (Starting with Angie!)
When I think of perseverance, I think of Angie. When we first met her three years ago, she was shy and self-contained. In her words, "Before, I had a really closed-off view of the world. I was afraid." She joined the Institute, where she learned to better express...
You changed Abner’s life
A month ago, Abner showed up to his first-ever Hands Offering Hope event. His friend Ana—an Institute alum and leadership club leader in San Angel—invited him to attend the Winter Conference, and Abner said yes. This event that you funded and our student leaders made...