HOPEBUILD'S goal is to provide nutrition education and employment opportunities for the underserved in the St. Louis community. The Vision is to build hope (empowerment), build futures (education) and build lives (employment).

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.