Join area teens, youth leaders, educators, and Hampton Roads Trauma Informed Community Network members to celebrate Virginia’s statewide resilience initiative and learn about an evidence-based framework for promoting HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences).

Join the conversation and learn how we can promote HOPE and support the positive contributions youth make in our communities and schools.

The event will include a brief overview of the HOPE template developed by the HOPE National Resource Center, a viewing of photos and videos taken by teens, spoken word poetry, and interactive activities.  Hear from youth regarding their own experiences with trials and triumphs in navigating our uncertain world.

Join the conversation and learn how together we can promote hope, and support the positive contributions youth make in in our communities and schools. 
       

 Directly Following the Youth Led Event Join the Virginia Stage Company for the FREE Performance of: 

The powerful story is told from the perspective of a single performer. It blends comedy, improv, and audience participation to tell the story of mental health struggles and to remind us that hope comes from the miracles of life's minutiae.

Event is recommended for 13+ years-old. 

 

Separate Registration

from Focus on HOPE: Youth as Inspriation 

 

From 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the Chrysler Rotunda

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