Festival of Hope
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Detroit annually hosts a community-wide celebration of Black History Month called Festival of Hope. This event is a multi-cultural fellowship and celebration of love and light. Each year a theme is selected by our Scholars to highlight an area of social and emotional awareness. Scholars, their families, and community supporters join together to meet current community needs.
Festival of Hope Timeline
2014
First Black History Month Dinner
2016
First Black History Month Dinner with Guest Affiliate BHGH NEO
2018
First Theme Focus and move to outside location “Black Beauty” and Partnership with Team Wellness Guest BHGH NEO
2019
Official Name Change and Addition of a Service Project: Launch of Festival of Hope, theme of “We Are The World”, Partnership with Clearly University and Little Rock Baptist Church. Guest Affiliates BHGH Cincinnati and BHGH St. Louis
2020
“Love Thy Neighbor” theme focused on School to Prison Pipeline, Partnership with FOCUS: Hope, Keynote speaker with Dr. Eddie Conner, Guests BHGH Cincinnati
2021
”Winter Odyssey” Community Give Away and Partnership with Highland Park Rec Center
2022
“Mind’s Eye” focus on Mental Health and Communities of Color, Partnership with Pershing High School, Guests BHGH Cincinnati
National Day of Service
Cultural Fluency, 2019
Winter Odyssey, 2021
Minds Eye, 2022