Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) Information

HOPE® is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that has focused on empowering our communities through advocacy, Latina leadership training, and increasing knowledge on the contributions Latinas have made to advance the status of women for the past 33 years. To date, HOPE’s innovative programming has directly served 60,000 Latinas statewide and touched the lives of several thousand more through HOPE’s advocacy agenda. Programs include the HOPE Leadership Institute (HLI), established to train Latina leaders in leadership and advocacy skills enabling to create fundamental change within their communities statewide; the HOPE Binational Fellowship, an executive leadership program for outstanding Latina professionals who, through increased competence in national and global economic and security issues, are in a position to make urgent and long-lasting improvements in the lives of Latinas in the United States and Mexico; the HOPE College Leadership Program (HCLP) designed to support Latina college students in developing leadership, advocacy, and professional skills; and the HOPE Youth Leadership Program (HYLP), established to provide Latina teens with the skills necessary for self-empowerment. HOPE’s signature conferences include Latina History Day, established to celebrate historical accomplishments of Latinas and to present forums on issues such as health, education, and economic empowerment; and Latina Action Day – Sacramento, established to mobilize professional, civic, and community leaders from across California to voice concerns at the state level on issues that most impact Latinas and their communities.