IMPACT BUILT TOGETHER
Stronger families. Stronger communities.
POH’s impact begins with what families say matters—and grows through the relationships, resources, and shared power that surround them.
140+
Families engaged
8
Program cohorts
80+
Program alumni
50
Active families (2026)
SUCCESS, DEFINED BY FAMILIES
Impact is more than a single number.
Every family enters POH with different strengths, priorities, and ideas for the future. That is why the program tracks progress toward self-defined goals as well as the connections that make progress more possible. The result is a fuller picture: what families accomplish, who they can turn to, and how supported they feel.
WHAT POH PAYS ATTENTION TO
Three dimensions of lasting progress
01
Family-defined goals
Progress toward milestones each family chooses across stability, health, finances, education, and employment.
02
Social capital
The relationships families build with one another and the broader networks they can draw on.
03
Social-emotional well-being
The confidence, connection, and sense of support that help families keep moving through change.
FROM A PILOT TO A PLATFORM
A community story still unfolding.
2017
An alliance forms
Four Ward 1 organizations begin building a shared model.
2018
First cohort begins
Twenty families launch POH’s first program year.
2023
First promise met
POH reaches its vision of 100 families over five years.
2026
Still growing
Eight cohorts and 140+ families have been part of POH.
A LEGACY AT THE HEART OF POH
Sylvia Stokes helped shape how hope shows up.
“A Platform of Hope is needed in every city.”
— Sylvia Stokes, Founding Family Care Lead
FOUR FOUNDING PARTNERS
Built together from the beginning. Still building together today.
Deeply affordable housing in Adams Morgan.
Early childhood education and family support.
Integrated health care for the whole family.
Accessible arts education for children and teens.
THE RECORD OF THE WORK
Annual reports
HELP THE NEXT CHAPTER GROW