Are you looking for a step in a new direction? Join us for Walk to Hope 2022!
New Year. New Hope. Let's WALK!
Support our scholars and collegians in our 2nd annual network-wide 30-day step challenge!
April 1-30
Earlybird registrations begin February 21!
This 30-day step challenge is a creative way to involve your friends, family, employees, and colleagues in staying fit, being socially responsible, and enjoying the camaraderie of a great team activity. At the same time, you’ll learn about and support Boys Hope Girls Hope’s amazing scholars and collegians.
Individual walkers and teams will take the virtual journey around the Boys Hope Girls Hope Network together, “visiting” our 16 affiliates from coast to coast and south of the border. Get ready to rack up the miles walking, biking, rolling, or running.
We’re excited to see how “far” we can travel this year.
Our collective goal is to walk 48,000 miles and raise $200,000!
2022 Champions
Anissa Gilbert
Digital Product Manager | PNC Bank
Alumna & Board Member | Boys Hope Girls Hope Network and Pittsburgh
Andy Hilger
President | Allegis Group
Board Member | Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baltimore
Bobby Herrera
Co-founder and President | Populus Group
Author | The Gift of Struggle
Lisa Flavin
Senior VP and Chief Compliance Officer | Emerson
Board Member | Boys Hope Girls Hope Network and St. Louis
INDIVIDUALS
You’ll never walk alone! Invite your family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues to donate to your fundraiser by sponsoring you! Designate your funds to the Boys Hope Girls Hope Network or your local affiliate. Individuals can join a team, too!
Registration: $35 per walker (through March 18) and $45 (March 19-31)
TEAMS
Anyone can form a team! To qualify as a team, you must have at least eight (8) members, including yourself. Invite your family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues to take part in the challenge. Walk, ride, or roll together (from a safe distance) and go for the team prizes!
COMPANIES
Support the Boys Hope Girls Hope Network or your local affiliate with a Corporate Sponsorship. You’ll receive recognition across all areas of the Charity Footprints app, reaching the entire audience of Boys Hope Girls Hope in 14 US cities, Mexico, and Guatemala. Deadline for T-shirt and Postcard recognition is March 18.
Where and When?
WHEREVER YOU ARE!
The Walk to Hope takes place where you are—your home, your neighborhood!
APP-TRACKED
All walkers and teams will be connected through the Charity Footprints app.
WALK DATES
Walk to Hope is from April 1-30, 2022. Register for $35 starting February 21. Then challenge friends, family, and colleagues to sponsor your mileage to raise even more!
BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE NETWORK-WIDE CHALLENGE
While you can set your own goal, the goal of the coast-to-coast challenge is 300,000 steps per individual and 2.4 million per team of eight. Just average 10,000 steps a day for the 30 days and you’ll reach the step goal! If you’re on a team and each member meets that goal, it would equal 2.4 million steps!!
How?
- Set a goal to run, walk, bike, or do other fitness activities.
- Track your progress on your favorite wearable tracker or on the Charity Footprints app.
- Activities can also be tracked via Apple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin, Misfit, Android wearables, or the Strava iOS/Android mobile app.
- No devices? No worries. Our team can help you track your steps.
Sponsorship Options
You can help give hope now to young people with promise whose families are most impacted by disproportionate barriers to success. Your sponsorship or donation to Walk to Hope supports Boys Hope Girls Hope’s efforts to provide our scholars and collegians with environments of belonging, college-preparatory education, life skills, scholarships, leadership training, service experience, and internship opportunities to help them become well-educated, career-ready men and women for others.
Thank you to our 2022 sponsors!
Want to be a part of this distinguished group? Join them by clicking the Sponsor Now button above!
About the PRIZES!!
JUST FOR WALKING
All participants will receive a Boys Hope Girls Hope Walk to Hope T-Shirt.
See how much fun we had last year!
Walkers on your marks. Get set. Go!
Meet your metaphorical destinations...
Illinois
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois residential homes are located in Evanston, IL, a small city on the northern border of Chicago. The hope is to expand to four homes soon and bring them closer together in a campus-like setting!
Detroit
"Motor City" is home to Boys Hope Girls Hope of Detroit! From Motown to museums, you won't have a dull moment in this metropolis that's just a stone's throw away from Canada and is full of culture, rock & roll, rhythm, blues, and soul.
NE Ohio
Cleveland definitely rocks, as our top attraction is the famous Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Northeastern Ohio affiliate will serve more than 200 Scholars–the highest enrolled in program history–now that rocks!
Pitts
Pittsburgh is known as the "City of Bridges", which makes fitting to announce that the affiliate in Pittsburgh has "bridged the gap" from being a 'Girls Hope' to a 'BOYS Hope Girls Hope' by recently adding a boys' home this January!
Ever been to the Big Apple? There's so much to do and see! Based in Brooklyn, the Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York team and scholars are hard at work and anxious for you to meet the city that doesn't sleep!
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baltimore sits in Charm City, where there's a picturesque Inner Harbor and plenty of fresh crab restaurants. What time will you arrive? Will you be singing, "Good Morning, Baltimore?"
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Cincinnati (or Cinci for short!), has been fulfilling its mission in The Queen City since 1983. Maybe when you arrive you'll stop in for a quick game with the scholars in this capital of cornhole.
Known for mardi gras celebrations, New Orleans is definitely a place to get your steps in! What better reason to party than by celebrating The Boys Hope Girls Hope of New Orleans 40th anniversary–one of the oldest affiliates!
You'll need your passport to proceed south of the border on your journey toward Ser y Crecer (Boys Hope Girls Hope of Mexico). Monterrey is a bustling city the mixes modern amenities with old world charm.
Esperanza Juvenil (Boys Hope Girls Hope of Guatemala) is near both Antigua and Guatemala City–our southernmost affiliate. Enjoy meeting some of our youngest scholars, and the white sand beaches!
Come get your steps here! San Francisco boasts some of the steepest streets in the U.S.! Lombard Street, in San Francisco, is one of America’s most crooked streets as well–come check it out!
With little to no rain, and sunny tropical weather, "SoCal" is the place to be outside Walking for Hope! After, relax at San Diego's Palomar Mountain Observatory for spectacular, starry telescopic views.
Based in the Phoenix metro area, Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona can't wait to virtually "host" you when you "arrive!" Be careful walking through the desert, though. Drink lots of fluids on your journey!
When you're heading to Denver to visit Boys Hope Girls Hope of Colorado, you'll be rising to higher altitudes! Climb slowly, eat carbs (yep, we're giving you an excuse), and enjoy the incredible views!
The scholars and team at Boys Hope Girls Hope of Kansas City are thrilled you'll be visiting! Get ready for some of the best barbecue you'll ever eat and jazz you'll ever hear while you're in the City of Fountains.
Founded in 1978, Boys Hope Girls Hope of St. Louis is the flagship affiliate. There is a lot to be proud of here! The city of St. Louis loves it's past and boasts of it's many world-class free attractions! Welcome to the finish line!