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Servants For Hope: 8th Annual Support A Scholar Initiative
At Servants For Hope (SFH), we believe that education is one of the most powerful tools for creating opportunity, strengthening families, and building thriving communities. As students continue to navigate academic and social challenges, access to essential educational resources and consistent community support remains critical to their success.
Through our annual Support A Scholar Initiative, Servants For Hope is committed to ensuring that underserved students begin the school year equipped, encouraged, and connected to a network of caring individuals invested in their future.
We invite you to join us for our 8th Annual Support A Scholar Kick-Off Event on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Hopewell Church, 6600 S. Hermitage Ave., Chicago, IL 60636.
This community-centered event will provide hundreds of students from local Chicago Public Schools with backpacks filled with essential school supplies as they prepare for the upcoming academic year. In addition to school supply distribution, families will enjoy a community lunch, live entertainment, youth performances, and recreational activities designed to celebrate the talents, creativity, and potential of our young people.
The Support A Scholar Initiative reflects SFH’s broader mission of advancing educational equity through community engagement and sustained support. Our vision extends beyond a one-time backpack giveaway. We are building pathways for students to access mentorship, resources, and opportunities that contribute to their long-term academic and personal success.
"At Servants For Hope, we recognize that student success requires more than school supplies—it requires a community committed to investing in young people. Through our Support A Scholar Initiative, we are creating meaningful partnerships among families, educators, community leaders, and supporters to ensure that every child has access to the resources, encouragement, and opportunities they need to thrive."
— Dr. Deonte Tanner, Founder & Executive Director, Servants For Hope
We invite individuals, families, schools, faith communities, businesses, and community organizations to partner with us in this important work. By supporting our scholars, you become part of a collective effort to remove barriers to educational success and help cultivate the next generation of leaders, innovators, and change-makers.
Together, we can create lasting impact by investing in students, strengthening communities, and expanding opportunities for educational achievement.
Join us as we work to ensure that every scholar begins the school year with confidence, support, and hope.
Before conducting research, crafting policies, and implementing them, try walking a mile in the shoes of those students and then you’ll see what they really need. Instead of so much “reform” we need investment. We need folks who care about our community. We need a pedagogy of love, hope and healing. We’ll never fully understand why they close schools in marginalized communities or why there are marginalized communities to begin with. We’ll never understand why we as a people must whether injustice after injustice, police terrorism, systemic racism and oppression, and school closures. We’ll never understand why we get the short end of the stick every time but are expected to accomplish a multitude. BUT despite all of that, it is one thing nobody can take from us and it’s our hearts. If our hearts are beating, we’ll find a way to press on!