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We are so proud of the 2026 class of graduating seniors! These young adults are leaving high school having built an ethic of service leadership, and with many hours of experience learning to work as a team and make a difference for their community. Hands4Hope 2026 Cord Awardees The coveted Royal Blue and Orange Hands4Hope Service Cord is awarded to seniors who have served at least 160 hours cumulatively over all 4 years in high school. This year's awardees are: Tania Thomas,

Earlier this year, we lost Yoko Kono, beloved Hands4Hope employee, volunteer, and member of the El Dorado Hills community, to pancreatic cancer. This award was created to honor Yoko and the incredible legacy she left with the youth who participate in Hands4Hope. The Yoko Kono Humanitarian Award recognizes youth who embody the values Yoko lived every day through their actions, leadership, and service to others. Nominees should be going into 11th or 12th grade in the 2026-27 sc

Hands4Hope Clubs on 10 middle and high school campuses completed the final part of the year-long service-learning process for the 2025-2026 school year: Demonstration. During this phase, students recap everything they learned from the previous phases and share project results and lessons learned. We are so proud of all the youth who participated in our 11 Hands4Hope Clubs this past school year! We encourage you to join us in congratulating all the participants by viewing thei

We are so excited to welcome and train all our High School-age leaders at this summer's 2026 High School Leadership Camp! Members of the Hands4Hope Youth Leadership Team receive ongoing leadership development opportunities, coaching and support. Camp provides an opportunity for Hands4Hope Youth Leaders to come together to participate in strategic and fun team building, as well as a series of workshops focused on communication, meeting and project development skills, and under