January
01 / 2027Wear Blue Day
Annual awareness observance · #WearBlueDay
Recognize Risk, Respond Safely
Awareness and practical prevention
HOPEWORKS GLOBAL, INC.
Prevent child exploitation before harm escalates.
HopeWorks Global, Inc. helps families, caregivers, and organizations put child-exploitation prevention into practice through role-specific training, individualized guidance, safeguarding support, and connections to qualified services.
OUR MISSION
Prevention starts with recognition, practical knowledge, and a safer next step.
Inspired by Proverbs 31:8–9, our mission is to prevent child exploitation and victimization, speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, and advance justice for people facing poverty and need. We equip children, families, caregivers, organizations, and communities to recognize risk, respond safely, and strengthen protection.
WHAT WE DO
Four connected areas of work.
HopeWorks Global, Inc. combines prevention education, practical guidance, organizational readiness, and advocacy so people and systems are better prepared to protect children.
PREVENTION & TRAINING
Build recognition before the moment of concern.
Training, digital-safety education, role-specific learning, and practical tools help people recognize risk and respond safely.
GUIDANCE & NAVIGATION
Clarify the next safe step and resource navigation.
Caregiver guidance, individualized protection planning, practical resource navigation, and warm referrals support safer action within a defined scope.
ORGANIZATIONAL READINESS
Strengthen policies and response pathways.
Safeguarding guidance, policy support, reporting pathways, documentation practices, and implementation assistance help organizations prepare staff and volunteers.
ADVOCACY
Strengthen protection beyond a single training.
Nonpartisan legislative engagement, policy education, community outreach, coalition work, and prevention campaigns strengthen the systems around children.
A SPECIALIZED PROGRAM WITHIN OUR WORK
HopeWorks VITAL fills an accessibility gap in prevention.
Standard prevention materials do not work equally well for every child. VITAL extends HopeWorks Global, Inc.’s prevention work for children and youth who benefit from adapted communication, learning, sensory, mobility, or support approaches.
Caregiver and professional support is available now while an adapted child- and youth-facing curriculum is being developed.
TRAINING
Training that turns awareness into safer action.
HopeWorks Global, Inc. provides facilitated prevention training shaped to your audience, setting, responsibilities, and access needs. Work through practical questions about recognizing concerns, responding within your role, and using appropriate reporting and referral pathways.
IMPACT, ADVOCACY & INSIGHTS
Follow prevention guidance, policy updates, and HopeWorks news.
Explore stories of change, advocacy updates, legislative developments, prevention guidance, training milestones, newsletters, and organizational news.
What you will find
- Stories of change and lessons from practice
- Nonpartisan advocacy and legislative updates
- Child-exploitation and online-safety guidance
- HopeWorks VITAL updates
- Newsletters and organizational announcements
GIVE
Support the work in the way that fits you.
CAMPAIGN
Build the Base
Help strengthen the operational foundation behind HopeWorks Global’s prevention work, including training, educational resources, technology, and community partnerships.
RECURRING SUPPORT
Build VITAL
Help develop accessible prevention modules with American Sign Language, captions, transcripts, Braille, large-print materials, and accessibility review.
COMMUNITY ACCESS
HopeWorks Kenya
Help establish HopeWorks Global Kenya and develop locally informed water-access and inclusive-education projects that strengthen community conditions and reduce vulnerability.
TAKE THE NEXT STEP
Bring practical prevention to your organization or community.
Request training, start a partnership conversation, or support community access to prevention education.
Prevention • Access • Community
A year of connection.
A future of prevention.
Explore our 2027 community engagement calendar.
February
02 / 2027Safer Digital Connections
Digital safety for families and educators
March
03 / 2027VITAL: Making Prevention Accessible
Accessible prevention and caregiver guidance
April
04 / 2027Community Prevention in Practice
Community education and safe response
May
05 / 2027Ready for Summer: Safeguarding Workshop
Safeguarding for summer youth programs
June
06 / 2027Safe Families, Stronger Support
Family safety routines and trusted support
July
07 / 2027Prevention Partners Roundtable
Partnerships and referral pathways
August
08 / 2027Back-to-School Safety and Access
Accessible school-year prevention
September
09 / 2027Organizational Readiness Clinic
Policies, documentation and reporting
October
10 / 2027Build the Base: Community Briefing and Benefit
Sustainable support for prevention
November
11 / 2027Build VITAL: Accessible Prevention Briefing
Accessible prevention progress and support
December
12 / 2027A Year of Prevention: Impact and Appreciation
Annual results and partner appreciation
Good things take community. This is a proposed schedule. Event delivery is subject to funding, availability and partner coordination. Times and locations are to be confirmed. January 11 is the annual Wear Blue Day observance.
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