Part of the Living the Dream MLK Day of Service Celebration Everyone can do something. In this interactive workshop, presented by HopeWorks, we will talk about all the things – big and small – that we can do to create peaceful, healthy relationships and communities. Participants are encouraged to have art materials ready because after…

HopeWorks of Howard County Presents the annual Teen Step One Training. This one-day interactive training for teens ages 13-18 who want to learn to be active bystanders, advocates for healthy relationships, and prevent sexual assault and dating violence in their schools & communities. Teens will use an intersectional feminist & transformative justice approach in order…

HopeWorks’ mission is to support and advocate for people in Howard County affected by sexual and intimate partner violence and to engage the community in creating the change required for violence prevention. Volunteer applicants, community members and partners are invited to join us for this interactive virtual training focused on understanding the root causes of…

“The Color of Care” presents firsthand and historical accounts demonstrating how racism permeates health care in America. Join HopeWorks for a special virtual screening of The Color of Care. This film provides firsthand and historical accounts demonstrating how racism permeates health care in America, and how the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated systemic negligence that cost countless…

Please join HopeWorks Volunteers and Staff for a morning of outdoor fun in the HopeWorks Healing Garden, where we will prepare the garden for winter. Tools and gloves will be provided! HopeWorks has created a peaceful, meditative, and nourishing space on *Freetown Farm, to support survivors. Volunteers play a critical role in helping us meet…

Make a difference in the lives of survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence. Attend the HopeWorks Volunteer Open House and meet our committed Volunteers and Staff, learn about current volunteer opportunities, and complete a Volunteer Application. HopeWorks’ mission is to support and advocate for people in Howard County affected by sexual and intimate partner…

The HopeWorks Inspiration & Social Justice Book Discussion Group will be reading about social justice and overcoming oppression! Please join us for the HopeWorks Inspiration & Social Justice Book Discussion Group, in partnership with the Howard County Library System, and the East Columbia 50+ Center, which will meet quarterly at the East Columbia 50+ Center,…

Please join HopeWorks as we remember those lost to domestic violence and envision new ways to create a world without gender-based violence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This year’s theme, Community Healing and Restoration, reminds us that it takes the love and support of an entire community to heal and it will take all…

Learn how to create the change required for violence prevention! HopeWorks’ mission is to support and advocate for people in Howard County affected by sexual and intimate partner violence and to engage the community in creating the change required for violence prevention. Volunteer applicants, community members and partners are invited to join us for this…

Everyone can do something to create peace. In this interactive workshop, presented by HopeWorks, we will talk about all the things – big and small – that we can do to create peaceful, healthy relationships and communities. HopeWorks, in partnership with the Howard County Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Commission, presents the “I Can, I…