Our mission
At Hope 4 Every Kid, our mission is:
“To provide young people with the information, tools and resources they need to overcome, survive and thrive!”
Our focus
Emotional Literacy
In order to succeed, every child needs to learn the basics of emotional literacy. Our goal is to provide the tools and information kids need to develop a healthy understanding of emotions and how to deal with them.
Relationship Building
One key to helping children overcome difficulty is having a relationship with a trusted adult. We are committed to helping caring adults build transformative relationships with the children in their lives.
Dealing With Adversity
Studies show that adverse childhood experiences can have lasting impacts on a child's life. We provide information and resources needed to help kids who have experienced any form of trauma to find hope and healing.
Jump In! Stand Strong! Rise Up!
We live in a culture that teaches kids (and all people) to avoid difficult emotions and circumstance. In order to heal though, we must teach kids to jump in to the muck and mire and deal with the difficult emotions they are feeling. The mnemonic “Super Simple Feelings Management Technique” covers the five aspects of emotional engagement: See It! Say It! Feel It! Mimic It! and Talk About It!
If we are going to encourage young people to “Jump In!” to the swamp that is their emotional lives, we have to provide them with some techniques and skills to deal with overwhelming emotions. Stand Strong! is all about helping young people to find coping skills to help them navigate their emotions. The Mnemonic “Please Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff” reminds us of the six types of coping skills: Physical, Diversion, Soothing, Thinking, Social and Spiritual.
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Our team.
Wayne Stocks
Executive Director
Wayne is the founder and executive director of Hope 4 Every Kid. He is a happily married father of four kids with a passion for helping young people who are going through rough times. Wayne speaks frequently at conferences and other events on such as helping kids learn to deal with difficult emotions and life in modern families.
Wayne lives with his wife, three youngest kids, three dogs and an insane collection of his kids’ other pets outside of Columbus, Ohio. In addition to his work with Hope 4 Every Kid, Wayne is a partner in a local consulting firm, an avid reader, coaches his son’s soccer team and is a proud supporter of Leicester City Football Club.
You can reach Wayne at wayne@hope4everykid.com.
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