OUR VISION
Hope Road is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering our youth to make positive life choices that enables them to maximize their personal potential and become productive and successful citizens. Guided by the aspirations of the people we serve, we pursue this mission with compassion, transparency, and generosity.
OUR MISSION
It is the mission of Hope Road Organization to unlock the amazing potential of the youth in our community by using the arts and nature as the platforms for growth. To provide support, information, tools, and training to foster personal preparedness, character development, and healthy lifestyles for youth and young adults in the community.
Our Why
"Young people deserve more than survival.
They deserve safe spaces to create, learn, grow, and believe in themselves." In communities where youth face poverty, food insecurity, and limited opportunity, Hope Road Organization creates environments where young people can thrive — not merely survive. Discover | Talents and creativity Connect | With mentors and community Build | Confidence and life skills Grow | Workforce readiness and opportunity
In 10 years of service, Hope Road Organization has worked with the youth of Dayton, Ohio, and observed the patterns and trends of underserved youth, and their families. This confirmed what the Youth Development Network reports, "For the last four decades, our nation has been trying to resolve youth problems – academic failure, drug use, teen pregnancy, juvenile crime, lack of workforce readiness, and more.” Knowing the need for community response, Hope Road organized community members to help these youth positively respond to these challenges and offer information and skills to help them navigate adolescence in a low socio-economic environment.
Our programs are based on the PYD (Positive Youth Development) approach. Positive youth development emphasizes the strengths of youth and the positive qualities and developmental paths that are desired for youth. Our major accomplishments include over 600 youth served through erecting three youth and community gardens, producing five youth stage productions, hosting over twenty youth and community events, and presenting forty plus youth development workshops.