Location
121 Seaboard Ave
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
United States
Date & Time
11:00am EDT - 1:00pm EDT
About This Event
Join other community leaders and us at the 2026 Hope Awards Luncheon, where we will celebrate three advocates whose work is changing lives across North Carolina. The luncheon will be held on Friday, October 30, 2026, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM* at TRAINE at Seaboard Station in downtown Raleigh, featuring good food, powerful stories, and a firsthand look at the impact your support makes possible.
Each year, the Hope Awards honor the people and institutions who make second chances possible. This year's ceremony recognizes three honorees:
Angel of Hope: North Carolina Recovery Support Services
Beacon of Hope: Khalilah Olokunola, Jobs For the Future
Champion of Hope: Kurtis Taylor, Bob Barker Company Foundation
Together, these honorees exemplify what prison and reentry can look like when a community stands alongside women as they rebuild their lives.
For 46 years, Arise Collective has walked with women in North Carolina from their first days of incarceration through the long road of reentry. We provide interfaith chaplaincy services and transition education inside prison; housing and reentry support after release; education and employment pathways; programs that reunite mothers with their children; and community engagement opportunities for the interested public.
The result: women rebuilding their lives, families coming back together, communities made safer, economies stronger, and a cycle of incarceration being broken, one woman at a time.
We look forward to seeing you there!**
*Doors open at 11:00 AM
**Dress code is business casual
About This Event
Join other community leaders and us at the 2026 Hope Awards Luncheon, where we will celebrate three advocates whose work is changing lives across North Carolina. The luncheon will be held on Friday, October 30, 2026, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM* at TRAINE at Seaboard Station in downtown Raleigh, featuring good food, powerful stories, and a firsthand look at the impact your support makes possible.
Each year, the Hope Awards honor the people and institutions who make second chances possible. This year's ceremony recognizes three honorees:
Angel of Hope: North Carolina Recovery Support Services
Beacon of Hope: Khalilah Olokunola, Jobs For the Future
Champion of Hope: Kurtis Taylor, Bob Barker Company Foundation
Together, these honorees exemplify what prison and reentry can look like when a community stands alongside women as they rebuild their lives.
For 46 years, Arise Collective has walked with women in North Carolina from their first days of incarceration through the long road of reentry. We provide interfaith chaplaincy services and transition education inside prison; housing and reentry support after release; education and employment pathways; programs that reunite mothers with their children; and community engagement opportunities for the interested public.
The result: women rebuilding their lives, families coming back together, communities made safer, economies stronger, and a cycle of incarceration being broken, one woman at a time.
We look forward to seeing you there!**
*Doors open at 11:00 AM
**Dress code is business casual
Thank you to our sponsors:
Susan and Ron Aycock
Bianca Harris
Joyce Fitzpatrick
Jocelyn W. and Jennifer C. Jackson
Lisa and Scott Ralls
Project Nehemiah, Inc.
Getting There
TRAINE at Seaboard Station
121 Seaboard Ave
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
United States
Location
121 Seaboard Ave
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
United States
Date & Time
11:00am EDT - 1:00pm EDT