The H.O.P.E. Foundation
Give Hope

Oklahoma roots. Community power.

Hope is not
a feeling.
It's action.

We restore dignity, strengthen community, and create pathways for people to persevere—in excellence and on their own terms.

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COMMUNITYis where hope becomes visible.
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Hope looks like

Carethat restores dignity
Accessthat opens doors
Communitythat shows up
Actionthat changes lives
01 / Our Story

Built from a promise
to show up.

The H.O.P.E. Foundation—Helping Others Persevere in Excellence—was founded in 2022 from J’Shawna Smith’s lived experience of losing her mother to the disease of addiction and witnessing the homelessness and mental health challenges her mother experienced. From that loss came a promise to ensure others facing those same realities receive dignity, compassion, and practical support.

Our work helps that strength breathe. We bring people, partners, and resources together to meet real needs while honoring the full humanity of every neighbor we serve.

For us, hope is never passive. It is care with its sleeves rolled up.

02 / Day of Hope 2026

One afternoon.
Hope in action.

Our fourth Annual Day of Hope brought neighbors, volunteers, and partners together at Spin City Laundry for practical care, shared joy, and connection.

See what our community made possible.

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Volunteers and families gathered outside Spin City Laundry for the fourth annual Day of Hope in Oklahoma City.
Day of Hope results: more than 67 families served, more than 134 loads of laundry washed, more than 100 backpacks distributed, eight bikes given away, and more than five showers provided, plus lunch and donated dog food.
J’Shawna Smith in a Hope Dealer shirt with a Spin City Laundry team member; Spin City provided the laundromat for more than 134 free loads.
A Hope Dealer assisting a guest with a washing machine from the first step through the final load.
Backpacks filled with school supplies displayed at the Day of Hope welcome table.
A Hope Dealer helping a guest choose a bicycle; eight bikes were given away.
A BeHeard Movement team member giving a free haircut beside the mobile shower and laundry trailer.
A volunteer preparing lunch so every Day of Hope guest could eat.
An adult holding a child’s hand inside the laundromat during the Day of Hope.
A Hope Dealer embracing a guest during a moment of care and connection.
Hope Dealer volunteers laughing together inside Spin City Laundry.
Community partners: BeHeard Movement, Generation Why, True Dads, Diversion Hub, Pivot, OK Muslim Support, Spin City Laundry, Highwater Aesthetics, Mustang Tag Agency, Family First Medical Yukon, OKDRS, the Julius Jones Institute, LiveFree Oklahoma, and Sam’s Club.
03 / Our Work

Three connected ways
we put hope to work.

Our programs respond to immediate needs while building connection, confidence, and long-term possibility.

Muzik Fest ’26 · Boley, Oklahoma

Freedom. Hope. Beats. Unity.

A day of live music and shared humanity at John H. Lilley Correctional Center—created with artists, volunteers, and the men who filled the yard with energy, reflection, and hope.

A Muzik Fest performer facing a large, engaged crowd from the stage

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04 / Join the Work

There is a place for
your hope here.

Give your time, share your gifts, or invest in the work. However you enter, you help move hope from an idea into action.

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Volunteer

Bring your hands, heart, and gifts to a H.O.P.E. event.

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Partner

Join us in creating thoughtful, community-led solutions.

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Give

Turn generosity into direct care, access, and opportunity.

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