Together for Hope

10/07/2026

See Rising Hope on the big screen in Jackson, Thursday, Oct. 22 at 1:30 PM at The Capri. 🎟 Tickets are $20. tfhope.org

This documentary from Together for Hope follows communities in the Mississippi Delta confronting persistent rural poverty and the leaders building something different. The screening is open to the public and part of our 25th anniversary celebration.


https://tfhope.org/tfh-annual-meeting-2026/rising-hope-film/

10/07/2026

Join us in Jackson to see Rising Hope on the big screen. This documentary from Together for Hope follows communities in the Mississippi Delta confronting persistent rural poverty and the leaders building something different in their towns.

The screening is part of our 25th anniversary celebration and is open to the public. Bring a friend, a colleague, or your church small group.

📍 The Capri, Jackson
🗓 Thursday, October 22, 1:30 PM
🎟 Tickets are $20

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09/15/2026

Announcing our new Vice President of TNT4C!

On September 15, 2026, Diego Silva became the first TFH Regional Vice President for the Tribal Nations, Texas, and Four Corners (TNT4C) region. Silva brings more than 13 years of experience at the intersection of family strengthening, economic development, and public policy.

Read more: https://conta.cc/4j5sSGd

09/14/2026

TFH ANNUAL MEETING: If you lead or serve a community organization in a place of persistent rural poverty, this gathering is built for you. Meet peers from across the country who work in the same kinds of communities you do, hear from practitioners in your priority area, and spend face-to-face time with your regional vice president, director, or state manager. Sessions cover the practical side of running a small organization, including administration, launching a new program, marketing, and fundraising, as well as how to engage city, county, and state leaders on the issues your community faces. Take home resources you can put to work the week you get back.
October 21-23
Jackson, MS
https://tfhope.org/tfh-annual-meeting-2026/

09/09/2026

Register NOW for TFH's 25th Anniversary Annual Meeting!
https://tfhope.org/tfh-annual-meeting-2026/

Who should attend?

- Coalition members in the Together For Hope network
- Nonprofit leaders, civic leaders, community organizers without a formal TFH relationship
- Pastors, mission leaders, lay leaders for a special track just for you
- Donors, supporters, and those who want to celebrate at our Gala
- Sponsors who want to engage with our network
- Jackson, MS, locals

07/02/2026

🌍 WE'RE HIRING: TNT4C Regional Vice President! 🌍

Together for Hope is seeking a dynamic leader to serve as our Regional Vice President for Tribal Nations, Texas, and Four Corners (TNT4C)!

This full-time executive role will lead TFH's work across the largest land-area region of persistent rural poverty in the United States—covering over 100 counties throughout the Western U.S., including Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, the Dakotas, Montana, and Alaska.

What you'll do:
✅ Build a robust coalition of nonprofit, religious, and community partners
✅ Lead regional staff and manage program operations
✅ Apply Asset-Based Community Development practices to transform communities
✅ Work directly with TFH's C-suite and fellow Regional VPs
✅ Advocate for policies like Medicaid expansion that benefit rural communities

What you bring:
🎓 Master's degree required (MSW, MPH, MSN, MBA, or related field)
📊 10-15 years program leadership experience
💼 7-10 years budget management & community development experience
🤝 Passion for working with diverse populations in rural America
🚗 Willingness to travel regularly across the region

Ready to make an impact? Send your letter of interest and resume to [email protected]

Help us transform persistent rural poverty through coalition-building, innovation, and advocacy. Share this post with someone who'd be perfect for this role! 💙

07/02/2026

🏔️ Welcome to the Team, Dr. Kristy Bay! 🏔️

We're thrilled to announce that Rev. Dr. Kristy Bay is joining Together for Hope as our new Director of Programs and Partnerships for Appalachia, starting July 1, 2026!

Dr. Bay brings deep roots in the Appalachian region and extensive experience in higher education, nonprofit work, and community development. A former TFH Appalachia coalition member herself, she's passionate about asset-based community development and has co-directed an Appalachian Immersion Program designed to dismantle stereotypes about the region.

"The mountains are in my blood!" says Dr. Bay. "I'm thrilled to walk alongside the fabulous folks doing the hard work of combating poverty, breaking cycles and stigmas, and transforming communities."

Rev. Dr. Jason Coker adds: "Kristy's rootedness in the area perfectly accompanies her extensive education in a way that will exponentially strengthen TFH's transformative impact in Appalachia. She's ready to go on day one!"

You can read the full announcement here: https://conta.cc/4azNm53.

Welcome home, Dr. Bay! We can't wait to see what we'll accomplish together in Appalachia. 💙

06/15/2026

We're headed to Jacksonville June 16–19 for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly, and we'd love to connect with friends while we're in town.

This year marks 25 years of Together for Hope walking alongside America's poorest rural communities, and we're bringing stories from across our coalition to share with friends old and new.

If you live in or around Jacksonville, we'd love to see you. Reach out and let's grab coffee, say hello, and talk about the work happening across 338 persistent-poverty counties in 30 states. Comment below or send us a message, and we'll find a time to meet up.

Hope to see you soon.

06/08/2026

We're thrilled to share that Together for Hope has received the Rothman Award for Structural Change from the Special Commission to Advance Macro Social Work, in recognition of our work to transform persistent rural poverty in America. Named for scholar and activist Jack Rothman, the award recognizes organizations driving lasting structural change in their communities. https://macrosocialwork.org/rothman-award-for-structural-change/

This recognition belongs to our whole coalition: the 150+ grassroots organizations across 338 persistent-poverty counties in 30 states who do this work every day in the Delta, the Black Belt, Appalachia, Tribal Nations, Texas, and the Four Corners. It means even more as we celebrate our 25th anniversary this year.

We're honored to be recognized alongside CLASH (Cleveland Lead Advocates for Safe Housing) and grateful to everyone who has walked this road with us. Join us as poverty abolitionists.

03/05/2026

"Sixty-three years after King wrote those words from Birmingham to the world, we find ourselves, one more time, at the intersection of solidarity and resistance. To borrow a phrase from King, we cannot sit idly by in Birmingham and not be concerned about what is happening in Minneapolis, because injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." by Chuck Poole

Our nation’s current campaign of intimidation against our immigrant neighbors has called to mind Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, written in April 1963 by King from a prison cell not far from where I am writing this morning another letter. My letter concerns something about whic...