The Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality (HOPE) is a multi-issue, grassroots community organization of 23 multicultural and interfaith congregations in Hillsborough county, Florida. HOPE engages and trains community members to identify problems experienced by families and community residents, convenes meetings with local experts and decision-makers to understand community problems and identify solutions, and engages with decision-makers to implement solutions and hold them accountable for change. HOPE is currently focused on 5 issues:
1. Increasing access to mental health and addiction services
2. Addressing systemic bias in policing
3. Monitoring the county’s affordable housing fund
4. Monitoring civil citations for youth and reducing youth arrests in the community, and
5. Improving access to elder care services.
Funding Source: Membership dues, investments from individuals and local businesses, & non-governmental grants
Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality
A link to the website for the Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality (HOPE), a multi-issue, grassroots community organization of 23 multicultural and interfaith congregations in Hillsborough county, Florida