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TRANSFORMATION

Transformation is where inspiration and collaboration combine to create reality. Change is profoundly challenging, but not impossible. Transformation is the creation and change of a new form, function or structure, to create something that never existed. Following the road map developed by the HOPE Commission Steering Committee, we embarked on a broad and ambitious journey to identify and address the underlying causes of violence.  Guided by the original nine recommendations, which were intended to address the full range of challenges perceived to affect the city. As we move away from incremental approaches and begin to invest in self-efficacy and pathways to opportunity for economic and socially underserved communities, we are hopeful transformation lies in the devotion to rectifying the large-scale fragmentation in our city.

Graduation Overview

The HOPE Commission would like to thank all of the graduates, supporters, partners and attendees that attended the July 11, 2019 graduation.  It was a wonderful evening in which we recognized the 26 graduates that completed our FY19 evidenced based reentry program. In case you missed it, here are the highlights:

  • University of Delaware, Professor of Cello, Larry Stomberg started the evening with his melodic classical music that ended with the a song specifically written for the HOPE Commission. 
  • New Castle County Executive, Matt Meyer and Attorney General, Kathleen Jennings, provided encouraging opening remarks to the graduates.  Both have been wonderful supporters of the Wilmington HOPE Commission and the reentry work that we do. 
  • Members of the HOPE Commission Board of Directors (Gwen Angalet and Henry Smith) presented Mayor Purzycki with an artistic rendering of the Mayor on the Riverfront in awarding him Board Emeritus status. The artist is Albert Rogers who is one of the HOPE Commission’s current members! 
  • Delaware Center for Horticulture, Christiana Health Care System, and Masley Enterprises, Inc were recognized with the HOPE  Commission Workforce Community Partner Awards.  These organizations have been wonderful partners in employing members of our program. 
  • After a video entitled “Taking the Journey”, one of our FY18 graduates, Darnell Collins, provided the audience with one of his spoken word poems that resulted from his participation in the “Express Yourself” program that was a partnership between HOPE Commission and the Twin Poet Laureates (e.g. Al Mills and Representative Nnamdi Namdichukwu).
  • Our keynote speaker was Mr. James Elliott who is the International President of Phi Theta Kappa.  He is the first individual with a criminal record to hold this position.  He told his inspirational story and spoke passionately to the graduates about Inspiration, Collaboration, and Transformation which are the principles of the HOPE Commission and received a well-deserved standing ovation from the audience.
  • The best part of our graduations are the graduates. Our graduates were recognized with certificates and a gift, by Haneef Salaam, In-Reach Coordinator and Jill Walters, Clinical Director.  Each graduate is given the opportunity to speak and Keith Turner stole the show with his honesty and humor about his “journey” to completion before enjoying a wonderful repass.By all accounts it was a wonderful evening!  We again thank all of you for your continued support of the successful work of the Wilmington HOPE Commission!


Best,

Tamera
Executive Director

2019 Graduation & Graduation Photos

The 4th Annual Commencement Ceremony When: Thursday, July 11, 2019 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM Where: The Achievement Center (38 Vandever Ave., Wilmington, Delaware 19802 ) Admission: Free Heavy d’oeuvres will be served.

Congratulations to our 2019 Graduates.

Markeith Baynard     Hasaan Boyer          Marlon Cabble

David Crisden           Demetrius Demby   Jamear Dixon

Francis Emory          Curtis Evans            Donelle Harris

Larry Harris              Brian Hill                  Oscar Johnson

Milton Lewis             Tevin Luff                 Abel Mojica

Ivory Nickerson        Derrick Pulliam        Richard Ray

Marece Scott           Pierre Starkey          Ricardo Torres

Keith Turner             Robert Urquhart      Thomas Watson

Geoboris White        Dwayne Woodhouse

Congratulations to our 2018 Graduates.

2019 Graduation Photo Gallery

James Alexander
Terrence Bailey
James Carter
Darnell Collins
Reynaldo Diaz
Isaiah Duker
Darryl Grayson
Jerry Hopkins
Rakim Huggins
Sean Kelly
Aaron Kornegay

Davern Laws
Sinque Miller
Charles Powell
Kemarr Price
Leroy Proctor
Kevin Ramos
James Robertson
Steffone Ross-Miller
Cheron Shepeard
Wade Tucker
Curtis Walston

ACHIEVEMENT CENTER

Today in the United States over two million men and women are in prison. Ninety percent of them will come out. Upon their release from prison, they are likely to return to the same neighborhoods where they lived before incarceration, to the same economic circumstances and carrying the life-altering burden of a criminal record

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Wilmington HOPE Commission 
38 Vandever Avenue 
Wilmington, DE 19802 
(302) 407-3397

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