Join us for the 15th Annual Hands4Hope Youth Recognition Celebration Lights. Camera. Impact! Together, we’ll take time to honor and celebrate the incredible achievements of our Hands4Hope youth participants and the meaningful impact they’ve made in our community this year. All attending youth participants will receive a Hands4Hope Volunteer Certificate reflecting their completed service hours for the 2025–2026 program year. Youth who qualify for the President’s Volunteer Se

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Although Avanti Ramamoorthy is only wrapping up her sophomore year at Oak Ridge High School, she has held quite an impressive list of leadership positions with Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference, gaining different experiences from each one. Starting in middle school, she was PR Coordinator and then Vice President of her on-campus club. In addition to serving as a participant in the after-school Winter Boutique Committee, she has held leadership positions on other after-sc

Rick and Laura Fergerson have been supporting Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference since our early years. They steadfastly have believed in our mission of empowering and inspiring youth in service and leadership by providing financial support as a program and event sponsor. Rick and Laura wrote to Hands4Hope Founder Jennifer Bassett in May 2013, “We enjoy conversation when the person we are talking to has a passion in life. And, to turn your dream into a reality with Hand

Youth committee members, youth leaders, and Adult Mentor volunteers are wanted for the 2026 Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference School Supply Committee! The committee will work on collecting school supplies and planning the 13th annual distribution to benefit children in need. The School Supply Drive Committee is led by and comprised of youth in grades 6-12, with the support of a Summer Intern, Adult Mentor volunteers, and Hands4Hope staff. The committee begins meeting in