Hope Story Inc

“Rick smith and abbie smith, two board members, are married.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent cpa and is reviewed by the board prior tp filing.”

“The organizations governing documents are available for review at the organizations office.”

“Photos 505 residency events 2,563 resident dinners 4,017 running events 11,806 t-shirts 2,788 video production 4,000”

“Hope story provided comprehensive support to new parents of children with down syndrome and expanded outreach to medical professionals nationwide. Key accomplishments included: distributing personalized resource packets to new hope advocates across the country, with a goal of connecting families with local support services for parents and healthcare providers. Attending major awareness events, such as buddy walks, to educate attendees on hope storys mission and connect families with vital resources. Producing and distributing a new parent welcome booklet in english and spanish with a goal of offering new families to offer immediate guidance and encouragement. Enhancing medical professional engagement through attendance at national conferences, hosting an educational dinner for providers, and launching a targeted outreach campaign to equip healthcare teams with down syndrome resources and advocacy tools. Delivering nationwide peer-to-peer mentoring to new parents, fostering emotional support and practical advice from experienced families. Hosting a back-to-school event to encourage children with down syndrome and their families with educational tools and community connections. To strengthen these initiatives, we hired a dedicated medical outreach coordinator to sustain provider partnerships and a race coordinat r to expand our charity running program, which grew to over 300 participants across 15 races nationwide, raising awareness and funds for family support.”

“Hope story exists to give support, encouragement and hope to parents whose child has received a down syndrome diagnosis; to provide free resources to the medical community to help doctors deliver a down syndrome diagnosis, and to help parents of children born with down syndrome use their story to bring hope to others.”