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• June 1-30: ASPIRE Outfitters Committee Recruitment, youth and adult 🡪
• June 1-30: Emergency Food Pantry Committee Recruitment, youth and adult 🡪
• June 2: Professional Video Shoot (participants needed) 🡪
• June 7: Hands4Hope honored as Nonprofit of the Year 🡪
• June 10: Deadline to sign up for 12th Annual Youth Recognition Event 🡪
• July: 10th Annual School Supply Drive Collection
• July 3: Kids Zone (6-9:30 PM)/ EDH Freedom & Fireworks Concert
• July 6: 12th Annual Youth Recognition Event 🡪
• July 26-28: High School Leadership Camp
• August 1-3: Middle School Leadership Camp
• Sept. 23: Endless Summer Beach Party (seeking sponsorships/donations)
• October 7-8: Fall Festival (Committee opportunity available) 🡪

Join a Community Engagement Event this Summer!

• June 3: Images of Hope Garden Party
• June 4: Assistance League Garden Tour
• June 10: GVCC Common Ground Breakfast and Grocery Distribution
• June 11: Caldor Fire Survivor's Distribution Event
• June 21: Camp Mercy Begins (Every Weds, Thurs, & Fri)
• June 21: Mercy Creekview Senior Dinner
• June 23: Sister Nora's Place Dinner and Craft Delivery
• June 24: GVCC Common Ground Breakfast and Grocery Distribution
• June 24: Upper Room Dinner Service

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

Note: Registration fees for the 2023-2024 program year are due annually on June 1. Registration fees allow youth to participate in Community Engagement programming and After School Education Program committees.

Congratulations to our class of 2023 Graduating Seniors!

We had a record-setting 45 regularly participating seniors on our roster this year.

Here is how some of our graduating seniors replied to the following question:

What was one thing you learned from participating in Hands4Hope that you will use in your future?

“...The power of many people working together toward a common goal.”

“...How to lead discussions and plan projects with a large group of people.”

“...How to manage money and stay organized.”

“...How to get out of my comfort zone more frequently.”

“...Doing purposeful work that supports people around you gives a sense of fulfillment.”

“...I got to be a part of something bigger, a community, which was one of the best choices I made.”

WE ARE SO PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference GRADUATING SENIORS!

Follow us on Instagram & Facebook where we have posted special features about our amazing graduates!

Thank you Veerkamp Engineering for being a Hands4Hope Sponsor!

Veerkamp Engineering says, "Hands4Hope instills leadership and problem solving skills along with qualities of hard work and service that we as a company also value."

We are so thankful to have Veerkamp Engineering as a sponsor. And, they have a special role in one of everyone's favorite annual events... read on for more!

On-Campus Clubs Create Demonstration Projects

As the school year comes to a close, the 14 Hands4Hope on-campus clubs completed the final part of the year-long service-learning process: Demonstration. During this phase, students recap everything they learned from the previous phases and share project results and lessons learned.

The Union Mine High School Club completed their project, Stacks4Snacks benefiting The Center and produced this demonstration video.

The Marina Village Middle School Club completed their project, a family movie night benefiting Keaton's Child Cancer Alliance and produced this demonstration video.

We are so proud of all the 310 youth who participated in these clubs and the 61 youth leaders who led their peers in the 2022-23 school year. We encourage you to join us in congratulating all the participants by viewing their demonstration projects.

Alumni Association Now Forming!

If you would like to connect with other Hands4Hope alumni and enhance the impact of the organization, read on! This newly established association is inviting all alumni to stay connected and informed about opportunities to continue involvement with Hands4Hope, even after you graduate high school. The vision includes more avenues for you to share your story, participate in leadership and committees, and provide a mentorship network for current Hands4Hope youth participants and recent grads. Fill out this interest survey to let the leadership know you're interested!

Youth Committee Members, Youth Leads, & Adult Mentors Needed!

Fall Festival Fundraiser

October 7 and 8

El Dorado Hills Town Center

Planning Committee Interest Survey is NOW open.

We are in the early stages of creating our 7th Annual Fall Festival. This is a meaningful opportunity to gain experience in event planning, organization, and working with others while creating an event that our community truly appreciates. And, we have a lot of fun, too! Any participants entering 8th grade and up are welcome to join the Planning Committee. Meetings will begin in late June and continue biweekly up to the event date.

Hands4Hope Selected as Impact Grant Recipient!

We are so honored to share that Hands4Hope was selected as one of three recipients of $8,000 Impact Grants from Women's Fund El Dorado. This grant will provided needed support for multiple programs that help struggling students, families, and individuals on the Western Slope. We are so grateful to Women's Fund El Dorado for recognizing the value of investing in training and mentoring youth to make positive change during challenging times!

Congratulations on $11,000 Raised at the 2023 Empty Bowls Event!

After a three-and-a-half year hiatus, the Empty Bowls fundraiser event was back and better than ever! Hands4Hope Community Engagement Ambassador for Placerville and Ponderosa High School graduate Jayce Kaldunski was part of the planning committee, and wrote a beautiful description of what the event was like and what it accomplished.

"Everyone who came to the event left with a full belly and a smile on their face!"

Congratulations to the Hands4Hope Youth Board for planning and implementing their successful event: Youth Wellness Expo - Say Welcome to Wellness! There were 11 different vendors, 6 workshops and activities, and more than 100 attendees. They surpassed their goal and raised $3,300 to benefit the local organization JJ's Hello Foundation and the Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference Education Program. View their demonstration video to get the full story.

Thank you to the Youth Wellness Event sponsors:

Rainbow Orchards

Heffernan Insurance Brokers

Serrano Associates

The Stage at Burke Junction

T&M Electric

Hands4Hope Board of Directors

12th Annual Youth Recognition Event

Thursday, July 6 from 6-8 PM

Serrano Village Green

4525 Serrano Pkwy, El Dorado Hills, CA 95765

During the program, Hands4Hope staff and Board Members will celebrate our youth who have participated with Hands4Hope through clubs, committees, and/or outreaches in the 2022-23 program year, while enjoying a cool scoop of gelato or sorbet from Luciano's!

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!