Georgia Public Broadcasting
Hope Givers
Started: 2021
- Currently active
- Created by another station or organization (and we implement it)
Station type: Joint license
Hope Givers is an Emmy Award-winning show spotlighting hope and resilience across America. Hosted by Tamlin Hall, this uplifting mental wellness series is a first of its kind, available at no cost, and aligned to Health Education standards nationally for students in grades 6-12. Stories focus on resilience, goal-setting, advocacy, and having a mentor/trusted adult. It explores important topics that youth across the country are facing, such as mental health challenges, bullying, addiction and recovery, human trafficking, suicide prevention, and more. Episodes showcase real stories, animation shorts, youth self-care activities, student films, and musical guests from Atlanta’s thriving music industry.
This project reaches tweens and teens via...
- Directly engaging t(w)eens via activities, events, or programs
- Indirectly reaching t(w)eens via educators, PD, curriculum
- Media and/or educational content that is made by, with, or for t(w)eens
What topics does this project focus on?
Civic engagement
Culture, society
Current affairs
Education
Identity, relationships
Life skills, career skills
Media literacy
Media making
Music, art
Wellness, mental health
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Is this project considered part of the station's journalism work?
No
Departments involved:
Education
Engagement
Partner organizations involved:
Hope Givers, The Georgia Department of Education
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Media and/or educational content
Who is the primary audience of the content?
T(w)eens
Who creates the media content?
Other
*T(w)eens
Who decides the topic areas of the content?
Both youth and adults (in collaboration)
Where is the content shared?
Website
PBS Learning Media
YouTube
Instagram
Facebook
Twitter
Directly engaging tweens and teens in local programming
In this project...
We host programming directly for t(w)eens
We partner with *local organizations* to host programming
We partner with our *local school district(s)* to host programming
Contact time between youth participants and station staff:
1-2 hours
Contact time between youth participants and partner orgs:
11+ hours
Indirectly engaging youth via educators, professional development, or curriculum
This project indirectly engages youth by partnering with...
Schools Community-based organizations or nonprofits Public departments (e.g., city parks department, local library, etc.) Curriculum or content distributors (e.g., PBS Learning Media)
Does this project train educators or run a professional development program?
Yes
Does this project create curricula or educational resources for educators to use?
Yes