The Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference High School Clubs are all off and running! Clubs are meeting twice per month virtually with some opportunities for safe in-person hands on project development. There are some club openings available for a few campuses. If you are interested in joining a club with availability, please apply here. Following our service-learning model, all clubs are working through the stages of Exploration, Action and Leadership to investigate the needs in the local community then design, implement and evaluate their service-learning projects. Most clubs are in the early action planning phase,so it’s a perfect time to join!
If you want to donate to help any of the club efforts listed below, there are donation barrels in front of both of our youth centers: 905-A Spring Street, Placerville & 5005 Windplay Drive, Suite 2, El Dorado Hills. (Please email the contact listed for each school below to arrange an in-person drop-off or pick-up appointment if needed)
El Dorado and Union Mine Hands4Hope Clubs are working on school-wide drives for Tide Pods and feminine hygiene products to support the El Dorado County Office of Education, in addition to their individual club projects. Congratulations to El Dorado High School for selling High Hill Ranch Pies and raising $47.00 towards their effort to support Placerville seniors in need! To donate, or for any questions on these projects, please email lori@hands4hopeyouth.org.
The Ponderosa Hands4Hope Club is collaborating with EA Family Services (previously Environmental Alternatives) to support children in foster care by collecting and creating much needed care bags for youth as they enter foster care. Check out their Amazon Smile Registry to see the needed items (click here). To donate, or for any questions on this project please email kathy@hands4hopeyouth.org.
Folsom and Oak Ridge (Odd) Hands4Hope Clubs are also supporting foster youth by collaborating with Children’s Hope Foster Family Agency. They are both in the early planning stages. For more information, please email kathy@hands4hopeyouth.org.
Oak Ridge (Even) Hands4Hope Club is collaborating with Court Appointed Child Advocates (CASA) and is in the early planning stages. For more information, please email nicole@hands4hopeyouth.org.