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Dr. Steve Humbert has made 62 volunteer trips to Guatemala to provide dental care for families through Common Hope’s Dental Team program. He considers Guatemala his second home and during his visits, he’s made friends with a lot of the [...]
At Common Hope, affiliation is just the beginning of a student's road to graduation and the partnership with their whole family. Affiliation can be compared to an application process for being admitted into college. The process ensures that fixed criteria are [...]
Poor health affects how much children can achieve in school. Children who suffer from malnutrition and other health issues have poorer cognitive function, perform worse in school, and miss more days of school due to illness. This leads to higher [...]
Research has shown that educated girls can change the trajectory of their own lives, reverse the cycles of poverty, generate economic growth and in turn change their communities for the better. Educated women receive higher lifetime earnings and lead healthier, [...]
Earlier this month, the New Hope community came together to celebrate two milestone anniversaries. Hosted and emceed by the young adults who live in New Hope, the anniversary activities were truly a celebration of el poder de la comunidad – the power [...]
In this month of May, Common Hope would like to acknowledge and celebrate all of the mothers and mother figures who give so selflessly in order for those they care about to achieve their dreams. To all of the mothers [...]
Affiliation is Where the Partnership Begins "To serve is my passion. To listen, to be respectful, and to be kind is something I learned from my parents." - Aracely Perez All great partnerships must have a starting place, [...]
Just a small part of a network of programs that make a student's journey a successful experience." -Nineth Garcia One barrier to education for families in Guatemala is the cost associated with going to school. While public school can be [...]
“We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest.” -Orison Swett Marden This quote from Orison Swett Marden seems to embody the spirit of parents seeing their [...]
