This organization closed in 2024. It filed a final 990 indicating termination and no longer appears as active in IRS records, as it is absent from the EO Business Master File and Pub78 List.
Arts-Based Crisis Intervention
IN 2022, STARS OF HOPE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE ARTS-BASED CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SOCIAL SUPPORT IN AREAS IMPACTED BY DISASTER. AFTER THE OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING, 800 STARS OF HOPE WERE CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH A LOCAL ART THERAPY ASSOCIATION, RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE AND MIDTERM SUPPORT AND AN ART INSTALLATION IN OXFORD'S "TIMES SQUARE." STARS OF HOPE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF WAUKESHA TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY EVENTS AFTER THE WAUKESHA HOLIDAY PARADE TRAGEDY, CULMINATING IN A JULY 4TH PARADE CENTERED AROUND HOPE AND OVER 3,000 STARS OF HOPE SHARED AMONGST COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ADDITIONALLY, STARS OF HOPE CONTINUED ANNUAL EVENTS IN PARKLAND, FL; ORLANDO, FL; AND THE 911 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM. STARS OF HOPE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE MIAMI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND THE ST. LOUIS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM TO EMPOWER 2,500 STARS OF HOPE CREATED BY CHILDREN FOR CHILDREN FLEEING THE WAR IN UKRAINE.
