Hope Restores

10/15/2026

A delicious fundraiser by La Crosse Youth & Learning Center.

10/06/2026

10/02/2026

A STATEMENT FROM HOPE RESTORES

Our hearts are heavy today.

Yesterday, our community experienced a heartbreaking tragedy,the loss of a 15-year-old young person to gun violence.

A child.

Someone’s baby. Someone’s family member. Someone’s friend. Someone who should have had so many more birthdays, memories, dreams, and moments ahead.

Hope Restores extends our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the family, loved ones, friends, classmates, and everyone whose heart has been touched by this devastating loss. There are simply no words that can take away this kind of pain.

As a community, we grieve together.

We also want our young people and families to know something very important: you do not have to carry grief, fear, anger, or confusion alone.

La Crosse is a community filled with people and organizations that care. There are counselors, youth programs, community organizations, faith communities, support groups, schools, advocates, mentors, and neighbors who are ready to stand beside you.

Please reach out.

Check on our young people,not just today, but in the days and weeks ahead. Ask them how they are doing. Give them permission to talk, cry, be angry, ask questions, or simply sit with someone they trust.

And if your family needs additional support, please reach out to Hope Restores or one of the many organizations throughout our community. We are here. You are not alone.

Today, we hold this family close to our hearts.

May they be surrounded by love, strength, compassion, and community during an unimaginable time.

When one of our children is lost, our entire community feels that loss. May we respond by holding our children a little closer, listening a little longer, loving a little harder, and continuing to build a community where every young person knows their life matters.

With love and deepest sympathy,
Hope Restores

09/30/2026

Come celebrate the season with us at the Burns Park Fall Festival! 🍂

Enjoy free food, games and activities, pumpkin carving, music, yoga, and more! 🎃🎶

This fun, family-friendly event is FREE and open to all ages. Bring your family and friends and join us for an afternoon of fall fun!

📅 Tuesday, October 13, 2026
🕖 4 p.m.-7 p.m.
📍 Burns Park
(702 Main Street, La Crosse, WI 54601)

09/30/2026

09/30/2026

join us this Friday

09/22/2026

Right now, all gifts will be MATCHED by our generous supporter, The Bauer Foundation – up to $2 million! Give now, while you can do 2X the good in opening doors of opportunity.