Honors
White House Champion of Change Award
In 2013, Hope House was named a White House Champion of Change Award. President Obama challenged us all to help win the future by out-educating, out-innovating, and out-building our competitors in the 21st century. Over the course of his presidency he encouraged citizens to nominate people doing extraordinary things to make a difference in their communities to become Champions of Change.
Purpose Prize
Recent decades have witnessed an explosion of social entrepreneurship and innovation, as passionate change-makers tackle the world’s most urgent problems. Traditionally, the field was viewed as primarily—if not exclusively—the province of the young. The Purpose Prize was created to rectify this imbalance, to demonstrate that older people comprise an undiscovered, and still largely untapped, continent of solutions to an array of pressing societal challenges. In 2013, Hope House Executive Director Carol Fennelly received this Purpose Prize on behalf of Hope House.
Global Catalyst Award
The Global Catalyst Award is an award from the Global Fund for Children given to organizations whose programs are a catalyst for change and new thinking in children’s programming. In 2013 Hope House was honored with The Global Catalyst Award.
Paul H. Chapman Award
The Foundation for the Improvement of Justice recognizes and awards up to seven nominees on an annual basis with an award package which includes: the Paul H. Chapman Gold Medal, a check for $10,000, a commendation bar pin, a certificate of appreciation, and an invitation to an awards banquet in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2012 Hope House received the Paul H. Chapman Award.
Community Champion of Child Well-Being Award
Each year, the Arizona State University’s Center for Child Well-Being recognizes an individual who has demonstrated dedication and commitment to ensuring that children are living in safe, supportive, and nurturing communities. The purpose of the Champion for Child Well-Being award is to recognize contributions made to children living throughout the United States, whether it is through the individual’s professional employment, volunteer work or advocacy. In 2018 Hope House was the first recipient of this award.
Outstanding Criminal Justice Program Award
The National Criminal Justice Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit member association based in Washington, DC. We work with all levels of government to support effective criminal justice policy and funding for justice assistance programs across a broad range of policy issues. Our members represent all facets of the criminal and juvenile justice community, including law enforcement, corrections, prosecution, defense, courts, victim-witness services and academic research, as well as federal, state, and local elected officials. In 2018 Hope House was honored with their Outstanding Criminal Justice Program Award.