HoPE Archives - Families for HoPE, Inc.

Vote for Your Favorite Halloween Costume Contest Cutie!

Posted: November 4, 2025 by lyndot71

Join the fun and give hope and support to a family when they need it most! Visit gogophotocontest.com/familiesforhope to cast your vote today. Whether you vote for a spooky ghost or a dazzling fairy princess your support will bring a family miles of smiles and joy. You will also receive a dazzling, hope-filled DIY Bead …

Category: Fundraising, General, Inspiration, Special Events Tags: #familiesforhope, holoprosencephaly, HoPE, HPE

Winter 2024 HoPE Newsletter

Posted: December 9, 2024 by Leslie, Sammy's mom

Please enjoy this edition of HoPE Newsletter. To read prior issues, click here.

Category: News Tags: holoprosencephaly, HoPE, newsletter, winter 2024

Celebrating HPE Awareness Week, Sharing Our Families’ Stories

Posted: March 27, 2024 by lyndot71

Our daughter Grace Inez was a blue-eyed beauty with long eyelashes, perfect eyebrows, and the cutest dimple in her chin. Her captivating smile lit up every room she was in. Her laugh was contagious, and her sweet voice was music to our ears.

Category: Child of HoPE, Grief, Holoprosencephaly Awareness Week, Inspiration Tags: #hpeawareness, 2024 HPE Awareness Week, families for hope, grace, grace inez, holoprosencephaly, HoPE

Celebrating HPE Awareness Week, Sharing Our Families’ Stories

Posted: March 26, 2024 by lyndot71

A Life Well Lived, A Legacy of Love Written By Lauren Edwards The Beginning Collins Monroe Brown changed the world more in her few short years on earth than many of us can even hope to in an entire lifetime. Collins was our first child and was born January 27, 2019. At the 20-week anatomy …

Category: Child of HoPE, Guest Authors, Holoprosencephaly Awareness Week, Inspiration Tags: #hpeawareness, 2024 HPE Awareness Week, collins, collins brown, families for hope, HoPE

Celebrating HPE Awareness Week, Sharing Our Families’ Stories

Posted: March 25, 2024 by lyndot71

PARENTS FIND HOPE AND PURPOSE, INSPITE OF BEING GIVEN NONE

Members of the medical community still say HPE is incompatible with life, but our stories say otherwise.

Michelle Modula Duffo and her husband Jose had tried to get pregnant for seven years, before turning to IVF. Michelle and Jose were thrilled with the success of the process and looked forward to welcoming their child.

Category: Child of HoPE, Holoprosencephaly Awareness Week, Inspiration, Perspectives, Prenatal Diagnosis Tags: holoprosencephaly, HoPE, hpe awareness week, prenatal diagnosis, stories

2024 Holoprosencephaly Awareness Week

Posted: March 19, 2024 by Leslie, Sammy's mom

Holoprosencephaly Awareness Week is March 23-31, 2024, and we hope that you will be a part of making it a huge success! This year’s awareness week was inspired by Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Category: Fundraising, Holoprosencephaly Awareness Week Tags: downloads, HoPE, hpe awareness week, share your hope, willy wonka

Text to Give

Posted: March 15, 2024 by Leslie, Sammy's mom

To make your giving more convenient, you can now give by text.

Category: Fundraising Tags: #hpeawareness, giving, HoPE, text to give

Shop Over 1,200 Retailers and Raise for Families for HoPE

Posted: February 12, 2024 by lyndot71

We are excited to announce that ShopRaise will make a $5.00 Bonus Donation* to Families for HoPE when you shop using the ShopRaise app for your first order over $50.00. This is a limited time offer. Please get the app and start shopping at over 1,200 retailers to support our mission. Every dollar raised will make …

Category: Fundraising Tags: #familiesforhope, #hpeawareness, #shopraise, holoprosencephaly, HoPE