HOPE Direct 2.0

Employee Communication Engine

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HOPE Logos & Templates

Need a HOPE Logo? Click here for multiple file formats of the HOPE logo! Plus we just added some Word and Powerpoint templates!

HOPE Video

We're testing a new video page so please, click here to watch the "Story of HOPE" short video.

Archived Articles

Whittier Leadership Group Graduates!

by Lori Arnberg

The Whittier Leadership Team worked together for a year learning about advocacy and volunteerism. During the course of the year they held two can food drives netting 1332 pounds of food for Second Harvest, a clothing drive for HOPE resulting in 411 bags of clothing, participated in selling ducks for the Silicon Valley Duck Race, raised funds and purchased holiday gifts for a gentleman with a disability who's family couldn't afford to buy him anything, placed a Giving Tree at the Harley Davidson Dealership to raise funds for HOPE and donated a Christmas tree to a family in need. In addition to their many volunteer activities, the Leadership team started an "Act of Kindness" program, raising funds to send flowers to co-workers who are out ill for an extended period of time. We are extremely proud of the accomplishments of this team.
 

Aptos Senior makes HOPE proud!

by Fronzaline Messerli

Truly an inspiration to us all. Maria Corbilla has gone for it and achieved success. Aptos Senior is very proud to share her achievements in becoming a spokesperson for DynaVox Communication Devices. Her personal success story can be viewed on their website at www.dynavoxtech.com (Select tabs for: United States, DynaVox, Success and News stories Under developmental disabilities click on Maria Corbila’s name.)

Maria was greatly supported in taking on a spokesperson role with the support and encouragement from Deborah Bell MA/CCC (Speech Therapist) and Christine Major (Aptos Staff). Awesome job to all three of these extraordinary women.

 

Leadership Group Supports Operation: Care and Comfort!

by Chris Magnin

The Alfred Street Leadership Program decided to support the excellent work that Marg Cimafrance and the clients do at Clove Dr. We held a "Candy for the Troops Drive" and also collected money for the shipping costs to ship all those care packages of candy. Many of the clients at the workshop donated candy and money, but the community was also involved because we collected money on Fridays during our Bike Sales the month of October. Marg Cimafrance and Cookie Crissman, co founder of “Operation: Care and Comfort”, both came to visit the Alfred St. site to personally thank the clients and to share some information about what happens to all the candy and how the money will be used. We raised $132.00, which will ship 132 pounds of candy packages!! The candy that we collected will be packaged up this weekend and be overseas within two weeks!!

Thank You Dale!

HOPE presented a plaque to Dale Yoshihara, co owner of Kyoto Palace in Campbell, recognizing him for many years of support for HOPE. First as owner-operator of Bini’s Restaurant in San Jose, and now with Kyoto Palace, Dale has generously provided technical support, gift certificates, donations and other supports for HOPE at every opportunity. Most recently, he hosted a Dine Out event that included lunch and dinner and a most generous donation. For many years of friendship to the agency, give Dale a hand when you see him.

 

HOPE Services - Branding Campaign Update

HOPE Services has recently unveiled a new branding campaign with the help of a local advertising agency! We’ve updated our logo and added the tagline “Your help builds hope.” Our new logo reflects the new tagline and replaces the old HOPE Services logo. The tagline was created as a result of the input you all provided weeks ago. It is a revised version of an earlier HOPE slogan. For your future HOPE Services logo/print needs, please only use the new logo: www.hopedirect.org/PRpage.html.

Since we are creating a new look and message for HOPE Services and need to be consistent in our messages to the public, please send me copies of any publicity collateral (fliers, t-shirts, mugs, coupons, etc.) that you would like to use to enhance your program needs. Sue and I will review and revise accordingly and will send you a final version. Please allow at least a one-week turn around from us.

HOPE has also placed ads in various publications over the last couple of months to promote general awareness of who we are, what we do, and how to reach us: via our website. We are tracking web hits, and they are up dramatically as a result of the campaign! For the rest of this fiscal year, we will be running an ad in the Silicon Valley Business Journal that focuses on employment for our clients, and we are airing a general awareness radio commercial on KGO News Talk 810 radio.

We will keep you posted on any new developments with the campaign, including when our new hopeservices.org website will be up and running.

~ Sue Landgraf and Rory Campbell

HOPE receives a Freedom Team Salute from the Army!

Thanks to the effort of HOPE clients and employees like Marg Cimafrance from Clove, HOPE was honored with a certificate of appreciation from the Army for our support of the troops! Click here to see the Freedom Team Salute!

 

 

HOPE Celebrates 25 Years with North Coast Medical

Twenty-five years ago, HOPE Services and North Coast Medical entered into a remarkable partnership that provided paid jobs for HOPE Services’ clients with developmental disabilities. What began 25 years ago was ground breaking: hiring individuals with disabilities to help package North Coast Medical’s rehabilitation products rather than hiring individuals without disabilities. This enduring partnership was celebrated at North Coast Medical’s facility in Morgan Hill, California. One hundred honored guests at the 25th Anniversary Celebration included HOPE Services’ employees and staff that are currently employed with North Coast Medical, HOPE Services’ CEO Joe Campbell, HOPE Services South Valley Director, Kristi Alarid, President and CEO of North Coast Medical, Mark Biehl, and Morgan Hill Mayor Steve Tate.

Continuing to support our troops!

by Marg Cimafranca, Employment Specialist Clove Dr

Both Clove Dr. and clients in Sunnyvale have volunteered for the "Operation Care - Support Our Troops" organization. Clients make up candy packs and insert a note in each that has Hope's mission statement so they know where it's coming from. Then each client personalizes it, by signing their (first) names on the back of the note. That way each person that receives a candy pack knows who worked on their packet. We've been getting so many wonderful responses from the troops, letters and e-mails. Click here to read a letter of appreciation from Captain Christine M. Takats. I was shocked when I opened the letter and enclosed was a check for $100 for Hope Services. Hope's clients & staff are contributing in some small way to let the troops know that we do support them and how much it means a lot to the troops.

Congratulations HOPE Seniors!

Six Seniors participated in the Leadership training this year, with Vickie Worthington as their facilitator. The group sold Nachos on two occasions at the Whittier facility to raise funds. The seniors purchased toys and delivered them to the local fire department at Christmas for "Toys for Tots." for their community project. They also practiced self advocacy skills and learned the rights of people with developmental disabilities. Carolyn Filiatrault, program manager, recognizes the strength of the training and the power it bestows so our clients are better self-advocates and participants in the community.  The leadership graduates celebrated with a luncheon at the Olive Garden Restaurant in San Jose on May 23, 2008. Each member received a plaque presented by Joe Campbell, CEO, HOPE Services. Congratulations HOPE Seniors!

HOPE Services: One of the Best Places to Work!

HOPE was listed by the Silicon Valley Business Journal as one of the top places to work! Click here to read more.

Or Click here for a printable PDF version of the article.

 

Adobe Grant Helps Clients with Computer Skills!

Thanks to a $10,000 grant award from the Adobe Foundation Fund at Silicon Valley Community Foundation, 20 clients in HOPE’s innovative GAIN program are learning computer skills that enable them to learn more about their community and the world at large. With this generous award, HOPE purchased new computers, adaptive computer tools and specialized software specifically to assist those individuals with developmental challenges and severe physical disabilities in their desire to become computer literate.

How Times Have Changed!

imgPatricia Hobbs* as "Executive Secretary" uses some interesting language to describe our services. It's a reminder of the great progress we've made over the years to give our clients the respect they deserve. It also reminds us of the great debt HOPE has to Mrs. Hobbs who passed away in 2007! Click here to see the article! (*shown as Lucien Hobbs, in the 50's women were often listed by their spouses name!)