Hope IS a Strategy

I found the product to be insightful, lighthearted, and inspiring. Chock-full of visually entertaining diagrams, age-appropriate and engaging activities, as well as accurate and intriguing information on the matter of mental health! I am proud to have been a part of such an amazing and profound experience.

Leeyah, Teen Contributor

Hope is teachable, it’s learnable. I think we’ve learned that hope is something that people can embrace, that there are strategies for learning about hope, and for modifying how one approaches life to create a more hopeful mindset.

Dr. Myron Belfer, MD, MPA

Hopeful Mindsets introduces a holistic approach to well-being, integrating insights from world-renowned experts with real-life strategies and stories from resilient college graduates. From enhancing academic achievement to reducing anxiety and depression, the benefits of hope cultivation extend far beyond the individual, fostering a culture of resilience and empowerment within college communities.

Dr. Crystal Bryce

We are tremendously grateful to be part of the Hopeful Cities movement, empowering Nevada's youth to live hopeful lives.

Ciera Bellavance, Executive Director, Hope Means Nevada

Hope is like a muscle. Think of it like a muscle, something that we can grow and expand on. We're doing whatever we can to activate hope around the city and we're really excited about it.

Mayor Hillary Schieve, Reno, NV

Teachers like the program overall. We did find it to be very effective. We have had kids make connections between the Hope lessons and lessons in class. There have been a lot of great conversations over the past month or so. Our students were engaged in the lessons, which is a huge plus. We would all love to teach it again.

Woodland Intermediate School 5th Grade Team

Hope and Compassion are THE most practical values for creating a better community. They express that when we view the other with compassion we create a hopeful path forward.

Gard Jameson

I really enjoyed this class. There were so many topics that we talked about that I connected to.

Jasmine, College Student

The most important thing that I learned within the course are stress skills. When we began talking about stress skills, I started to focus more on my mental health and what made me enjoy life more.

Jojo, College Student

Very useful accessible student friendly age-appropriate resources. It has excellent lesson plans - Lesson Objective, Teacher Notes, Step by Step Teacher Guide, Lesson Steps, Story, Activity, Quiz, Journal questions

Pascal, School Counselor

I love the program and love the message of hope and resilience.

Stacy, School Counselor

I'm so excited to take the mission of hope to the next level in Las Vegas so it can impact and save lives. For too long mental health has been in the shadows, and now our community has the chance to empower each other to make sure nobody ever feels alone in this battle.

Grace Netski, Hope Means Nevada Teen Committee Co-Chair

I really enjoyed my hopeful mindset class experience. It gave me a new way to look at things in addition to helping me recognize my emotions and deal with them in a healthy way without letting them take over my life.

Kyrie, College Student

“I think this is helping us become more successful.” “I like it because it tells us what hope means to a person.” “Every child in the world needs this program.”

Young Students

I use it in a Religious school, it is valuable for me in a spiritual framework. Now more than ever we must equip our children with the tools to navigate this wild and wonderful world, and the foundation of that equipment should be an unyielding sense of hope.

Mason, Educator

I have definitely learned how to be hopeful not just in college, but also in my life itself.

JiYun, College Student

I'm so proud of the City of Las Vegas for operationalizing hope as part of its commitment to mental health and being a Compassionate City. Stories are the language of the heart, and sharing mine is an offering of light and connection. Each of us has a story of hope that shines bright,

Will Rucker, host of the Compassionate Las Vegas Podcast, Community Health Director at Intermountain Health, and member of the board of directors for the Mayor’s Fund for Las Vegas LIFE

We are proud to be a part of this initiative and excited to get the work in the hands of those that can help spread the word

Mayor Pro Tem Brian Knudsen

The Hopeful Mindsets on the College Campus Course is jam packed with different areas to pull hope from. Ranging from personal and professional testimonials from people that look like us, to workbook practices to help heighten your hope levels.

Jasarah, College Student

The children are really enjoying them. Great work in this very important field.

Lorna, Kindergarten to grade 8th Educator, Gus Wetter School, Canada

Hope, the 5th Vital Sign of Medicine.

-Dr. Edward Barksdale Jr, M.D. During his talk at the International Day of Hope 2023

I love the resources. I love that they are practical and really make hope a science. Thank you for this amazing work you do and for providing these resources. I have been teaching explicitly about hope in my classroom for almost 15 years and these are the first resources that I have found to support that work.

Amy B. 4th grade to 9th grade Educator

I was struggling to find a curriculum that wasn’t a million pages long lol. Something that children on all levels could grasp and understand. It’s not too long, but it covers everything. I want to be able to hold their interest without boring them. This makes that soooo doable! You guys have so many resources. You just don’t know what a huge help this is to us.

Wanda W., Educator from underserved areas of Memphis Tn

We are bringing together a group of really diverse individuals who are working across a lot of different sectors around something that we all can agree is really valuable and important and all communities all around the world, which is hope.

Zoya Awan, Director of Public Affairs at Walmart

I love to see Hope in action in our community, and the sunflowers serve as such an important symbol of hope. The Green Our Planet Team is thrilled to be working with our schools to expand Gardens for Hope and ensure everyone knows these resources are available for use to ensure all children, teachers, and parents are equipped with skills for ‘how’ to hope.

Ciara Byrne, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Green Our Planet

We are tremendously grateful to be part of the Hopeful Cities movement. It is a powerful initiative that aligns with our mission at Hope Means Nevada to eliminate teen suicide and empower Nevada’s youth to live hopeful lives.

Ciera Bellavance, Executive Director, Hope Means Nevada