Shavona learned about Boys Hope Girls Hope when she was 14 years old. Her family had hit a rough patch, she wasn’t able to sleep, and her grades had declined. Shavona became very interested after hearing about the program from two girls at her middle school. Learning that the cut-off age to enter the program […]
Malique Williams grew up in Long Island as the eldest of three siblings. Much of his childhood was spent running, and Malique became a regional track and field star as he progressed in school. He describes his first year of high school as “crazy,” as it was during a time when his parents went through […]
Ericka joined Esperanza Juvenil, Boys Hope Girls Hope’s Guatemalan affiliate, after finishing the 6th grade. Her family didn’t have the resources for Ericka to continue studying, a common challenge for families in Guatemala. She learned about Esperanza Juvenil through a partner organization that supports pre-school and elementary school children in a very economically challenged neighborhood […]
Andy’s life changed dramatically one day, when the police knocked on the door, looking for someone else and realized his father was an undocumented worker. A week later, Andy’s father was taken into custody, held in a detention center for eight months and then deported to Mexico. Andy’s life was thrown into chaos as he […]
“Boys Hope Girls Hope influences every decision I make today.” Micarah Young graduated at the top of her class with a degree in nursing from Georgia State University this month. In July, she’ll start her career as an Intensive Care Unit nurse at WellStar Atlanta Medical Center in Atlanta’s inner-city in the midst of the […]
Since 2017, 51 collegians have been accepted to the Boys Hope Girls Hope Steward Scholars initiative. Boys Hope Girls Hope is in itself a selective program which provides an incredible opportunity for young people in need to reach their potential. Boys Hope Girls Hope scholars work hard with our program teams in residential or academy […]
As a part of the World Wide Technology Boys Hope Girls Hope Steward Scholars Program, started and funded by David Steward, World Wide Technology Founder and Chairman, collegians attend one networking conference per year and have the opportunity to apply for internships at World Wide Technology. This year, some BHGH Steward Scholars attended the BEYA […]