Emily enjoys attending HOPE and  being social with her friends. As much as Emily loves participating in programs, she has struggled with creating healthy habits such as being active and eating fruits/vegetables. Through encouragement from her friends and a few incentives, Emily began to participate in wellness programs such as fitness walking, wii sports, and chair yoga. She enjoyed picking vegetables from our garden and making healthy snacks in our cooking classes, she even began making snacks at home that she learned at HOPE!

Once the pandemic hit and HOPE closed, Emily and her family were worried about what she would do to continue being motivated to create healthy choices and habits. With little turnaround time, Emily was able to access our HOPE at HOME remote program model that offered multiple programs a week in health and wellness. She now was able to continue her workouts, cooking healthy snacks with her family and even created her own workout through encouragement from HOPE staff.

As HOPE reopened and Emily returned, she was excited to show everyone what she has accomplished and wants to teach others.. Emily has become a leader and assists staff with our fitness classes, even using some of her own workouts she created. Emily is excited to continue her wellness journey and share it with others!