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Hope & Love 4 Kids currently serves children and families through five annual, fully-functioning programs.
An Annual School Supplies Drive - HL4K holds a supplies drive for families and schools in Hays County who seek support in providing children with the tools to be successful throughout the school year. In 2011, HL4K provided more than 200 students with backpacks filled with school supplies specific to each student's grade level's needs. Any student attending a public school in Hays County, regardless of their age, is offered assistance through this program.
Holiday Dinners - HL4K holds the Thanks-4-Giving Food Drive in order to aid our mission of providing Hays County families with two, eight-person traditional holiday dinners. The dinners are distributed at Thanksgiving and Christmas. In 2011, HL4K provided 80 families with turkey dinners and all the trimmings. Clients received eight pound turkeys, six traditional side dishes, milk, cereal, dessert and condiments.
Angel Tree Program - Through the angel tree program, HL4K gives one want-based and one need-based gift to children within the families that HL4K serves. With the help of surrounding communities who adopt the angels, the children in need, in 2011, HL4K provided more than 200 children with a minimum of two gifts to unwrap Christmas morning.
Empowerment Workshops - The newest of the five programs, HL4K held its first Girl Power Empowerment Workshop in the fall of 2011. This emerging workshop series is a part of the HL4K Soar Program, a self-esteem and personal growth program for youth in Hays County. With the help of communities leaders and inspirational female speakers, HL4K aims to empower and educate young females through round-table discussion, engaging activities and literature. HL4K anticipates the creation of similar programs for young men in upcoming months.
Hendricks Hope Scholarship Foundation - Named after the founder of HL4K Mia Hendricks, the Hendricks Hope Scholarship Foundation annually awards three, $500 scholarships to high school and college students in Hays County. The Hope Scholarship is awarded to a student with demonstrated financial need. The Love Scholarship is awarded to a student with HL4K volunteer merit. The Dream Scholarship is awarded to a first generation college student. In 2012, HL4K created the Dare2Dream campaign to not only increase the amount of existing scholarships but increase the number of scholarships as well. The campaign will raise $50,000 by the end of 2012.
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| Hendricks Hope Scholarship Foundation Logo Logo design by Jennifer Carson, Courtesy of Hope & Love 4 Kids |
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