Become Our Photographer!
Our Development and Communications Team seeks talented volunteers to help capture and share the spirit of our community on camera.
Volunteer With Hope
Community of Hope Development and Communications Team seeks talented volunteers to help capture and share the spirit of our community on camera.
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Overview
Requirements
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Volunteer photographers should be a professional photographer or a passionate, skilled hobbyist with an exceptional eye and warm personality. Volunteers will need to have their own access to professional-grade camera equipment.
Location: Community of Hope sites and events
Minimum Age: 18 Years Old
Education Levels: High School / GED
Volunteer Times: Dependent upon activity
Stories of Hope.
Learn more about stories of healing, hope and transformation from our Community of Hope voices, clients and partners
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For Charles, a proud Ward 8 native, living with high blood pressure once felt overwhelming. “My blood pressure was through the roof,” he recalls. “I was eating okay but not like I should. I wasn’t managing things the way I needed to.
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For 18-year-old Tabatha Gore, this August marks a moment she’s worked toward for years: she’s starting her first semester at North Carolina A&T State University. She’s a first-generation college student with a scholarship from the Pearl and Ivy Foundation (Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, DC Chapter). But behind her accomplishment is a powerful story of caring for her mom, her personal determination, and the support of Community of Hope.
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When you meet Jalisa Settles, her warmth and determination shine through instantly. She speaks with the strength of someone who has overcome challenges and is now building a healthier future for her family with the help of Community of Hope’s WIC program.
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For over 13 years, Darene has called the Bellevue community ”home.” Just a short walk away she found a place that would become her emotional anchor: the Bellevue Family Success Center at Community of Hope. Here she found a support system that carried her through some of life’s toughest chapters.
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Before anything else, April will tell you this about her home: “It’s my safe space."
Today, she and her 14-year-old son have a peaceful home of their own — a quiet place to rest, recharge, and prepare for what’s next. For her son, it’s a solid place to grow and get ready for high school. For April, it’s the foundation that allowed her to grow and focus on new goals.
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At 67 years old, Tonie Sanders is enjoying the rhythm of retirement and again learning what it means to lead with a smile. Tonie has proudly lived in the District all his life — just a block and a half from Community of Hope, where he has received health care for the past five years.
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When Tarkeina thinks back to her early days of motherhood, one word comes to mind: disconnected.
Before she ever set foot in Community of Hope, she was navigating the complex world of health care and breastfeeding with uncertainty and without the guidance she wanted. "I felt disconnected.” As a new mother and a Black woman, she didn’t feel fully supported in her health or her breastfeeding journey. That sense of isolation shifted when her mother, Tarkeina Thorne a patient at Community of Hope, introduced her to the care and community she had been missing.
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For years, Warren Ingram, patient and board member, rode past our Conway Health and Resource Center without knowing exactly what that building was. One afternoon, something told him to stop. That small decision led to a chain of events that, he says, saved his life.
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For Andre, being a father isn’t just a title — it’s a lifelong commitment to showing up, staying present, and building something better. A true Washingtonian and proud dad of two, Andre has been connected to Community of Hope since 2015, when his partner was pregnant with their first child, Ariana.
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When Tiare Johnson walks through the door of his apartment at Anne’s Place, he doesn’t just see a couch, a bed, or a front door that locks—he sees something he’s long fought for: home.
