"If hopelessness is the inverse of justice,
then HOPE is the beginning of opportunity and endless possibility."
- Pete Kadens, H.O.P.E.Toledo Founder
EDUCATION INSPIRES H.O.P.E.
The economic impact of education can be felt for generations. We are seeding H.O.P.E. at one of the most underserved schools in Toledo, Ohio.
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H.O.P.E. Toledo isn’t a gift, it’s about creating generational economic change. We’re planting seeds to ignite opportunity, and encouraging others to do the same.
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All qualifying 2020 Toledo Jesup W. Scott High School graduating seniors and one of their parents/legal guardians are eligible to receive
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100% FREE TUITION, ROOM & BOARD, BOOKS AND FEES
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for a university, college, trade school or post-secondary education (up to 4.5 years)*
The Challenge
Break generational poverty with education
Together we can solve this puzzle!
What are you willing to do for
H.O.P.E.?
H.elping O.ur P.opulation E.ducate
H.O.P.E. is a one-of-a-kind educational funding program that provides students AND one parent/guardian access to post-secondary education funding. This includes tuition, room, board, books, and fees. This program is offered initially for the class of 2020 graduating seniors at Toledo Jesup W. Scott High School, but our vision for the future is much greater.
The graduating Senior Class of 2020 was funded by The Kadens Family Foundation with the hope of creating a groundswell movement to ensure that all under-resourced public school children in Toledo, Ohio would have access and opportunity as it relates to post-secondary education upon high school graduation.
H.O.P.E. has a goal of gaining access to $100,000,000 from all across the world to ensure that MANY more students in the future will receive this access and opportunity as well. SEE MORE INFORMATION HERE
This is what H.O.P.E. looks like!
For The Toledo Jesup W. Scott High School
CLASS OF 2020
Watch these videos to see H.O.P.E Toledo in action!
CBS EVENING NEWS
On-The-Road with Steve Hartman
H.O.P.E. has been ignited, but we need the collective help from ALL of YOU for H.O.P.E. to thrive.
WILL YOU HELP H.O.P.E.?
More Ways To Help
EMPLOYER GIFT MATCHING
Maximize your contribution by taking advantage of your employer’s matching gift program. Ask your human resources department for a matching gift form, fill out your portion, and enclose it with your donation.
WORKPLACE GIVING
If your employer engages in a workplace giving campaign, you may be able to designate your payroll-deducted donations to H.O.P.E. Toledo. All donations are 100% tax-deductible.
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TRIBUTE, HONOR OR MEMORIAL GIFTS
Consider making a gift to H.O.P.E. Toledo in honor or in memory of someone special in your life. Tribute gifts can be made in honor of a special occasion, or to say thank you for a kind deed. Memorial gifts can provide a meaningful way to remember a loved one or friend who has passed away.
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Tribute gifts are acknowledged promptly through a personalized acknowledgment card sent to the individual of your choice announcing your gift. You may also include a special message.
Please contact us to make any memorial or honor gifts.
Call 419-777-3973
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“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”
- Malcolm X
From $5 to $5M dollars,
every donation matters
You can help attack the poverty cycle where it starts - in youth. Funds donated go directly towards providing education for someone who otherwise might never have that opportunity.
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The ripples of poverty affect us all - even if we don't recognize it. When youth feel the generational despair of poverty, their options and hope for the future can feel less than bright.
Education can change lives, families, cultures - and even opens doors. By providing an education to those who are greatly under-resourced, H.O.P.E. Toledo aims to ignite opportunity while inspiring others to do the same.
These Organizations Share H.O.P.E.
PLEASE SHOW SUPPORT FOR OUR KIND & GENEROUS
PARTNERS
The HOPE Toledo program has partnered with the Promedica Foundation, a large and longstanding foundation based in Toledo, Ohio, to ensure that all students, parents, and donors have the most efficient, professional and well-administered experience possible. ProMedica is the fiscal sponsor for H.O.P.E. and collects and processes all donations for H.O.P.E.
We would like to give special thanks to the Promedica Foundation for their efforts as well as The Toledo Public Schools and Toledo Jesup W. Scott High School for all they are doing to make this dream a reality for students, parents and the community alike.