State of Hope

State of Hope

State of Hope: State of Hope Sites Announced!

Why Hope for Georgia?

Families deserve to be safe and supported in their local communities, having resources that are designed with their input. Additionally, there are a record number of children in foster care, resources are limited, many individuals and families are in crisis and local communities often have the best answers to address their local needs. The importance of communities being able to support and take care of families cannot be understated. The work of the Division needs to be seen as the last resort for the most urgent cases, not the solution for all issues.

To do this, we need the community’s help.

This is the right work at this right time.

What is State of Hope?

State of Hope is an initiative that seeks to encourage nonprofits, philanthropies, government, businesses and communities to collaborate closely to build local safety nets that will prevent conditions that contribute to disparities in education, threaten a family’s self-sufficiency and could lead to child abuse and neglect.

Our ultimate vision is having 14 Regions of Hope across Georgia. This could be one or multiple sites/projects in each region.

Thanks to all the Innovators who applied this first round! We are in the process of making final selections and will officially notify all applicants by the end of August.

We plan to begin accepting applications again in early 2019, so please continue to check back here for more information. In the meantime, you can review the toolkit below to start planning your big idea!