Common Hope Blog

Last Thursday, the New Hope School fifth grade classroom got a lot bigger. The kids had a chance to meet and correspond with students in a classroom more than a thousand miles away.
Program Development Director Renato Westby set up a Skype video conference between the Hubbard Woods fourth grade class in Winnetka, Illinois and New [...]

The following profile speaks well to the difference Common Hope’s integrated programs make in the lives of youth at risk of dropping out of school.
Shirley is one of eight children and lives in a town perched on a steep hillside near Antigua.  Her father passed away in 2008, and her mother supports the family by [...]

Staff from Target Sourcing Services in Guatemala City visited the Antigua preschool last Thursday to put on a day of fun with the children.
The group brought two piñatas, snacks, and backpacks for all the kids.  The kids were very excited about the piñatas, so they played with them first. Then the kids enjoyed their snacks [...]