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• June 19: High School Leadership Welcome BBQ and Parent Meeting
• July 10 - 13: High School Leadership Camp (for elected leaders)
• July 17: School Supply Drive "Stuff the Bus" event
• July 24: Youth Recognition Event - RSVP here
• July 31 - Aug 3: Middle School Leadership Camp (for elected leaders)
• Sep 28: Endless Summer Beach Party

• June 1: Images of Hope's "Luau in the Orchard"
• June 8: "Healthy Habits" Video Filming - actors & crew needed
• June 8: GVCC Common Ground Breakfast & Essentials Distribution
• June 13: El Dorado County Fair - Kids Art Booth
• June 19: Mercy Creekview Manor Senior Dinner & Entertainment
• June 22: GVCC Common Ground Breakfast & Grocery Distribution
• June 22: Upper Room Dinner Service
• June 28: Sister Nora's Place Dinner Delivery & Service
• June 29: Bluestone Meadow Lavender Blue Festival
• July 3: Kids Zone Area at the EDH Fireworks & Freedom
• July 17: School Supply Drive "Stuff the Bus"

Ongoing:

• Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays: MAPS Peer Mentoring
• Wednesdays and Thursdays: White Rock Village Homework Hub
• Fridays: White Rock Village Kidzone

Donations and Drop-Off Dates:

• June 18: Mercy Creekview dinner/dessert donations due

New opportunities may be added throughout the month, so be sure to check the calendar often!

Congratulations to the Class of 2024! This year's graduates included a record-blasting 95 seniors who had participated in Hands4Hope programs, significantly overtaking last year's record of 45 seniors. We are so proud of each and every one of these participants! Follow us on Instagram & Facebook where we have posted special features about some of these grads, including quotes from them about their experiences with Hands4Hope.

The 14 on-campus middle and high school Hands4Hope Clubs have wrapped up their year-long service-learning experience that includes five components: investigation, planning/preparation, action, reflection, and demonstration. We encourage you to join us in congratulating all the participants by viewing their demonstration slideshows.

The new Hands4Hope Essentials Committee will host monthly essential item distributions to provide food, clothing, and toiletries to those in need, run resource closets at middle and high schools, assist with pop-up shops for homecoming and prom, and facilitate collection drives within the community for food, toiletries, clothing and shoes. Youth in 7th-12th grades are invited to participate in this year-long after-school committee. Meet new friends from a wide variety of backgrounds while working together on this common cause, and making a difference for those most in need. Adult mentors are needed too!

It's June, which means it's time to kick off the 11th Annual Hands4Hope School Supply Drive! We are once again aiming to provide more than 700 students in Kindergarten through 12th grade with the supplies they need to have a successful start to the school year. Our youth-led committee of 15 is working hard to get Hands4Hope collection bins to business and community partners in locations that span Folsom to Placerville, so that donors can conveniently drop off backpacks, notebooks, calculators, and other supplies. Check back in about a week for our list of donation drop-off sites, save the date of July 17 for the "Stuff the Bus" event, and you can start shopping our Amazon wish list now! It takes a village, and we appreciate the people and partnerships that help us make these opportunities happen.

Please join us in welcoming a new staff position at Hands4Hope! Sarah McCormick has stepped into a new role of Education Program Coordinator - Event Specialist. Sarah will be leading after-school Committee and drive efforts, including the School Supply Drive, Kids Zone Area, Fall Festival, Winter Boutique, and Empty Bowls Dinner. We are so excited to grow our staff team and add Sarah's talents and strengths to provide meaningful experiences for youth participants. Find out more about Sarah's interests and why she loves calling Folsom home.

The Latrobe Fund, founded by local philanthropists, has provided essential funding for various Hands4Hope projects for five years. Managing Director Liz Drummond sat down with us to discuss why Latrobe Fund has supported the mission of Hands4Hope so strongly, and steadfastly. We are deeply grateful to Latrobe Fund for their support!

Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference

is a youth-driven non-profit charitable 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to inspire and empower youth in leadership and service. 

Our vision is to develop a community of civic-minded and socially responsible citizens for generations to come.

THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY!