By Melanie Yeazel
Door of Hope

At Door of Hope our passion is to see families and kids on the Northside of Madison flourish and to see more students from low-income families provided with a chance to be on the positive side of the opportunity gap. 

Our hope is that through our many partnerships in the community, we will be able to meet kids where they are and provide a learning environment that gives students an equal opportunity to succeed.

All of this is accomplished through providing STEAM after school programming free of charge to middle school students, in a fun, safe, learning environment.

As an organization, we have experienced firsthand the difference that a focused program, tailored to the unique needs of a particular neighborhood, can make in the life of an entire community — it can create a path away from the expected outcomes of the cycles of poverty, toward entirely new opportunities for success, ones that lift whole families towards better, brighter futures. The students are right here in your backyard – the Northside of Madison.

Our big fundraiser of the year is coming up — our third annual Door of Hope Golf Open. It will be held Monday, Sept. 18, at the Maple Bluff Country Club. We can sure use your help. Please consider a sponsorship at our event — you would have your name out there on the course showing others that you support a terrific nonprofit organization — it’s a win/win! If you can’t manage a sponsorship this year, consider donating an item to our silent auction from your business.

This is an opportunity to partner with us to give our kids a greater chance to succeed both in the classroom and in the community.

To learn more about Door of Hope, or to register for this event as a golfer or sponsor, visit our website at doorofhopewi.org or contact us at info@doorofhopewi.org with any questions.