In the summer, we offer week-long gatherings in Western Washington and on  Cortes Island in British Columbia. During the school year we offer weekend leadership gatherings in different locations around the region and after-school programs in Seattle, Bellingham, and Victoria, British Columbia.   Our Hip Hop Hope five day program happens during mid-winter break and offers an intensive experience writing and recording conscious hip hop. 

We believe that as a young person, your voice and energy is needed to help build a world that works for everybody. You have important gifts to offer, and at the Power of Hope you'll discover you have more skill, talent, and spirit than you ever imagined! You'll get to explore your creativity with an amazing team of artists, writers, actors, musicians, and dancers who can show you how to use the arts to unleash your power. You'll learn from youth and adult activists and community leaders who are dedicated to make a difference in the world. And best of all, you'll make friends with like-minded youth from all different cultures and life situations; from all over the Northwest and North America. At the Power of Hope you'll experience what it's like to just be yourself and feel supported by a creative community of all kinds of people.

We invite you to join us, just as you are, and be willing to surprise yourself! Check out our programs and see what you think.

Adult Programs
We also offer professional development programs for youth workers, artists, teachers, and other adults on ways to use the arts in working with youth.  Click here to find out more about these workshops:

Creative Facilitation 1: Express Yourself!
Creative Facilitation 2: The Art of Facilitation