Hope Creates

FIVE FACTS THAT DRIVE OUR WORK - The Challenges Youth and Young Adults Face Today
1. Addictions costs our Nation more than $740 billion annually in costs related to crime, lost work productivity and health care
2. Americans between the ages of 18 and 25 are most likely to use addictive drugs
3. Acceleration of drug overdoses in recent years has pushed down overall life expectancy in the United States
4. The average for drug-related deaths in Missouri is higher than the national average

5. FOR EVERY DOLLAR INVESTED IN RECOVERY SUPPORT, $12 ARE SAVED IN TREATMENT COSTS, INCARCERATION EXPENSES, LOST EARNINGS AND WAGES, EXCESS HEALTHCARE SPENDING, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE COSTS

Hope Creates embodies many critical elements of successful re-engagement in life roles.

Our Programs Provide:
• Recovery community art projects
• High-quality public exhibits and performances
• Expressive arts creation workshops
• Internships and apprenticeships
• Mentoring programs for the expressive arts and entrepreneurialism
• Entrepreneurial business-skills development
• Studio time and portfolio development

BY THE NUMBERS: An overview of our programs
Hope Creates Has:
• Served 783 At-Risk Youth and Their Families in the St. Louis Region
• Explored 27 Different Expressive Art Forms Since 2017
• Delivered 78 Community Creation Events 2017-2023
• 15% Minority Representation in Community Creation Events
• 75% Minority Representation in Make Your M.A.R.C. (Music. Art. Recovery. Connection) Program

Through our vibrant and sober community and the expressive arts, we make sobriety "screaming fun" and so much more empowering than substance use disorder.

We invite youth/young adults, and their families, to join our vibrant community where they create, exhibit, and have "earned highs" and "screaming fun" together as they overcome the challenges of staying sober.

We rely on individual giving, business support, and grants to create and build our programs that are based on the needs of our young adults. 80% of contributions and donations go directly to these programs.