Mental Health and Criminal Justice
Decriminalizing mental illness Too many people with substance use and mental health disorders are being arrested. They end up in a system that cannot properly serve them. Our jails and prisons have
Affordable Housing Fund
Encourage the county to establish a Hillsborough Affordable Housing Fund Hillsborough County Families Cannot Afford their Homes. Affordability is no more than 30% of income being spent on housing costs. Over 200,000
Monitoring Civil Citation for Youth
Juvenile Justice: Civil Citations Too many children are being arrested for first time misdemeanors in Hillsborough County and Florida. In the past 12 months, Florida arrested about 12,000 children for first time
Monitoring Improving Access to Elder Care
Improving Access to Elder Care In the last 5 years, the senior population in our county has seen the greatest percentage growth of all age groups with a 1.4% increase. However, home-based and
OUR ACTIONS: How we make change happen
HOPE’s largest event in the year is our Nehemiah Action, where we bring together over 1,000 people to stand face-to face with our decision makers. In the presence of our people we ask them to commit to make necessary policy changes that will positively impact the issues impacting our families.