Spreading HOPE through partnerships and collaborations – Year in review [positiveexperience.org/blog]

Throughout 2023 the HOPE National Resource Center (NRC) has been working hard to spread the HOPE framework and have positive childhood experiences (PCEs) as widely discussed and applied in child- and family-serving sectors as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). It has been a year full of strong partnerships, and a growing community. The work done at the HOPE NRC cannot be successful without the dedicated organizations, individuals, and communities we get to work with each and every day. Learn how each team within the HOPE NRC has spread HOPE this year through partnership and collaboration.

Connecting organizations and parents to HOPE

The Networks team piloted our new HOPE-Informed Organizational Certification program, with the 2023 cohort of the HOPE Innovation Networks (HIN). Over the year we worked closely with this cohort of organizations, establishing the Six Standards of HOPE, and methods of organization-wide implementation of the HOPE framework. After six months of training and assessing, we congratulate the first eight HOPE-Inspired Organizations.

Our Networks team also works hard connecting with parents through our Family and Community Experts Advisory Board (FACEs of HOPE) and other experts in the field through our HOPE National Advisory Board (HOPE NAB) to gain constructive feedback for all our projects, and organizational changes. Over the past year these experts have helped us plan our HOPE-Informed Organizational Certification and guide us in changes to the HOPE National Resource Centers focus and practice.

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