by Martin Totland | May 29, 2025 | Alumni, Collegian, Colorado, Uncategorized
L to R: Matt Gonzales (Program Director) Amy Strickland (Senior Academy Program Manager & Curriculum Coordinator), Brooke Slaughter, and Mary Fran Tharp (Executive Director of Hope Ignites Colorado) Growing up in Aurora, Colorado, Brooke Slaughter lived with her...
by Martin Totland | Oct 29, 2024 | Alumni, Illinois, Stories, Uncategorized
Larry Phillips, 34, grew up with his parents and older brother in Cabrini-Green, on the north side of Chicago. “I always saw myself as a good student. The only thing that really changed for me when I joined the program was seriously considering college as a...
by Martin Totland | Sep 4, 2024 | Alumni, Arizona, Collegian, Partnership, St. Louis, Uncategorized
Becky Molina, an alum of Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona, never imagined her college career would include studying abroad, spending summers in different states, and driving a pickup truck to an internship at a major tech company. Becky interned at World Wide...
by Martin Totland | May 23, 2024 | Alumni, Baltimore
Dwayne at his med school graduation with his mom Kenya (right) and his two sisters, Jasmine (left) and Destiné (middle). Dr. Dwayne Thomas II had always wanted to become a doctor but remembers specifically wanting to become a pediatrician when he was seven years old....
by Jenny (Jennifer) Starkey, James Williams | Apr 10, 2024 | Alumni, Colorado, New York, Northeastern Ohio
Three Alumni Support Fellows Begin Work for Network Headquarters Office. Today, Boys Hope Girls Hope alumni are giving back to the affiliates and the Network in greater numbers than ever as board members, speakers, legacy leaders in Network programs, mentors, tutors,...
