HOPEBUILD builds hope by:
Educating community members on the importance of fresh
fruit/vegetables and encouraging healthy lifestyle choices at our
community farmer’s market in two locations in the African American
community every Saturday serving over 2200 annually; HOPEBUILD is a
faith-based organization that was conceived in the mind of Jennifer Strayhorn in 2002 and was birthed in July 2004, when we received our
IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt designation. Since its inception HOPEBUILD
has been active with its Garden of Eden project and developing its
Healthy Workforce project in North St. Louis city, working with
other community organizations to coordinate activities and events
that strengthen families in an area that has one of the highest
rates of obesity and underemployment. Some of our collaborative
partners are: St. Vincent DePaul, Union Avenue Christian Church,
Union Memorial United Methodist Church, Monsanto YMCA and the
Dignity House.