Let’s face it. . .the last year or so has not been the best and hope has been a bit hard to come by.  Hope can certainly seem elusive particularly when times are hard.  Some individuals, however, are able to find hope even in the toughest of circumstances.  Kids at Hope (coined to offset the idea of “at risk kids”) has dug into the science of hope and how to help spread it to those who seem to struggle more to find it.

Kids at Hope in collaboration with Arizona State University created the Center for the Advanced Study and Practice of Hope (Hope Center) with founder Rick Miller currently at the helm.  Listening to him speak certainly breeds hope in and of itself.  He speaks about what it will take for kids to be able to obtain what can seem elusive to them at times - HOPE.  He speaks of believing all children are capable of success…NO EXCEPTIONS.  He speaks of adult Treasure Hunters making individual connections with youth.  He speaks of time travel which is another way of explaining the power found in teaching kids to fast forward into the future long enough to imagine what they want to have their future look like, then travel back to the present in order to take the next step and set the next goal to make that future happen.  He speaks of the tools it takes to truly spread hope and show others where to find it!