Our Vision

Hope Coalition's mission is dedicated to preventing substance use among youth and focusing on long-term recovery for anyone impacted by alcohol and drug addiction. We are a grassroots effort initiated by the Henderson County Partnership for Health in 2013 as a community collaborative to educate, evaluate, and implement evidence-based models on substance misuse and underage drinking in Henderson County. We accomplish this by building capacity and creating sustainable plans that are action-oriented and focus on community-level change. We work hand in hand with public schools, law enforcement, health department, healthcare organizations and other community non-profits and agencies to effect change.

Hope Coalition regularly participates in community drug take back events with local law enforcement, as well as running media campaigns for the prevention of and recovery from substance use disorder.

We partner with the national "Lock Your Meds" campaign to provide lockboxes, bags and bottles to the community in order to keep medications secure and out of the wrong hands.

With the assistance of Community Impact NC, we piloted the first Handle With Care model in North Carolina. Whenever there is an emergency call to the home of a school-aged child, law enforcement gives anonymous info to a school contact so the staff are then able to give that child the trauma-informed support they need during a sensitive time.

Hope Coalition is also home to several support and recovery groups for youth, adults and families: We host the "Hope Rising" Youth Diversion program, aimed at giving justice-involved youth a chance to correct their course through peer support and life-skills classes. We host "Recovering Hope" and "Stitches of Hope" for adults in recovery from substances, trauma, etc. We also host MARA meetings (Medication-Assisted Recovery Anonymous).

We place a strong emphasis on serving the youth of our area. All throughout the year, Hope Coalition works in the public school systems and local youth organizations, such as The Boys & Girls Club, providing education and prevention practices to help youth choose to avoid using substances. We annually host the 'Week of Hope' with Henderson County Public Schools as the largest prevention event of the year, reaching over 10,000 students. Hope Coalition is also home of the Henderson County Youth Council, where area students engage in service-learning and leadership development.