Hope Shores Alliance

10/10/2026

👨🏼‍🧑🏾‍🧒🏽THE MAN WHO SHOWS UP: Small Moments. Lasting Impact.

Sometimes, being a positive role model doesn't mean having all the answers. It means showing up.

It's checking in when a boy seems quieter than usual. Listening without judgment. Admitting when you're wrong. Showing that frustration doesn't have to turn into hurting someone else. And reminding young men that asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness. 🫶🏼

This World Mental Health Day, we're recognizing the important role men can play in supporting boys' mental health and building a culture of healthy relationships, respect, and accountability. 💜

You don't have to be a perfect role model. You just have to be willing to show up.

Want to make a difference? Get involved with Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP)!

Hope Shores Alliance offers opportunities to engage with MVP, a peer prevention initiative that promotes education, dialogue, and proactive planning to recognize, intervene in, and prevent violence. 🤝

We're looking for men who want to use their experiences, skills, and passions to help young people build healthier relationships and become leaders in preventing violence. Whether you're a coach, father, mentor, or simply someone who wants to make a difference, you can help create change.

📩 Interested in learning more about MVP or becoming a mentor?

Contact Jeanine Kaltz, Prevention & Outreach Coordinator
📧 [email protected]
📞 989-356-2560 ext. 111
🌐 www.hopeshores.org

Let's be the men who make it okay to talk, ask for help, and treat others with respect. Because prevention starts long before violence occurs.

10/09/2026

📢 Office Closure Notice 📢

Our Oscoda office will be closed today from 1 pm to 5 pm and will reopen for regular business hours on Monday, October 12th, 2026.

If you need immediate assistance, our 24/7 Help and Support Line is available at 800-396-9129. 💜

10/08/2026

💜 Thank you to everyone who attended our first Domestic Violence Awareness Month Art Show! 💜

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who helped make this event possible. A special thank you to Brian Schorn at Alpena Community College for his hard work, collaboration, and support in bringing this event to life.

We are especially grateful to the artists who showed incredible vulnerability by sharing their work with our community. Art can be such a powerful way to express experiences, emotions, and resilience, and we are honored that you chose to share your work with us.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support survivors and help bring awareness to domestic violence. Your presence and willingness to engage in these conversations matter. 💜

The theme of our show was resilience, and we want to leave you with this reminder: resilience can look different for everyone. It can be loud. It can be quiet. It can be messy. It can be slow. But no matter what it looks like, it is meaningful.

Thank you again to everyone who helped make our first art show so meaningful. We hope this is the first of many. 💜

10/08/2026

💜 PURPLE IS A VERB: SAY SOMETHING

Your friend says:
“He just gets jealous because he loves me so much.”

What would you say?

Maybe you’d know exactly what to say. Or maybe you’d freeze. Laugh nervously. Change the subject. Or think of the perfect response three hours later.

That’s human. 🫶

When we’re faced with something upsetting, threatening, or unfamiliar, we don’t always respond the way we wish we had. Survivors may also minimize, rationalize, or make excuses for abuse as ways of coping with overwhelming experiences.

That’s one reason practicing matters.

We can talk with our friends before we’re in the moment:

💜 What do healthy relationships look like?
💜 What are our values?
💜 How do we want to support each other?
💜 What could we say if we’re worried about someone?

Because when the moment comes, having practiced can make it easier to act on what we already believe.

That’s what bystander intervention is about. You don’t have to be a superhero. You don’t need the perfect words. And you don’t have to handle it alone.

Through Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP), Hope Shores Alliance helps people practice real-life intervention strategies, including:

🗣️ DIRECT — Say something.
🙃 DISTRACT — Interrupt the situation.
🤝 DELEGATE — Get someone who can help.
⏰ DELAY — Check in afterward.
📱 DOCUMENT / PROTOCOL — Follow appropriate procedures when needed.

The goal isn’t to respond perfectly.
The goal is to be more prepared to respond.
Our communities will only be safe if we all do the work to make them safe!

💜 Purple is a verb. Let’s practice it.

Want to bring Mentors in Violence Prevention to your school, team, congregation, or group? Hope Shores Alliance offers MVP programming at no cost to participating community partners.

📩 Jeanine Kaltz
Prevention & Outreach Coordinator
📧 [email protected]
📞 989-356-2560 ext. 111

10/07/2026

10/07/2026

💜 Believe. Support. Validate.

When violence is minimized, dismissed, or explained away, survivors may be left questioning their own experiences. But no one else gets to decide how serious their pain was or what they should have endured.

Believe survivors. Support their choices. Validate their experiences.

Your words and your response can make a difference. Instead of asking “Was it really that bad?” ask “How can I support you?”

This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Hope Shores Alliance stands — because every experience matters, and every survivor deserves to be heard, believed, and supported.

💜 Hope Shores Alliance — Believe. Support. Validate.

10/06/2026

🎨 Domestic Violence Awareness Month Art Show 🎨

Wednesday, October 7th at 6:00 PM, Hope Shores Alliance will be hosting an art show in collaboration with Alpena Community College.

This art show is being held in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and aims to bring awareness to domestic violence while highlighting the resilience and strength expressed through art.

The evening will include:
✨ A short discussion about resilience expressed through art
🎨 An opportunity to view amazing artwork
🥨 Light snacks and beverages

Please join us in supporting survivors and our community while enjoying an evening of meaningful conversation and beautiful art!

📍 Location:
Olin H. Joynton Fine Arts Center
665 Johnson Street
Alpena, MI 49707
Gallery 101

We hope to see you there! 💜

10/04/2026

We Need a Trot Crew!

The Trot is back this year in Oscoda, Thanksgiving morning, and we need a few wonderful humans to help us pull it off!

You do not have to run. You do not have to be athletic. And you won't be giving up your whole Thanksgiving Day. Most volunteer roles are only about 1–2 hours and will be finished by lunchtime.

We need friendly faces to help with registration, cheer and direct participants along the course, help at the finish line, and lend a hand with setup and cleanup.

Bring your coffee, bundle up, grab a friend and spend part of Thanksgiving morning helping Hope Shores Alliance create a fun community event that supports survivors right here at home.

Thursday, November 26 - Oscoda
The Turkey Trot begins at 10:00 a.m.

Choose your volunteer spot here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/5iD7Bku612

10/02/2026

Have two hours to lend a hand? We're looking for volunteers to help sort donations at our Rogers City thrift store!
Every donated item needs to be checked, sorted, and organized before it’s ready for shoppers—and we could use your help!
Store proceeds support our services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. This is a practical way to support that work while volunteering together.
Volunteer tasks include:
• Sorting and hanging clothing
• Checking donated items
• Organizing merchandise
No retail experience is needed. Training is provided!
CHOOSE A TWO-HOUR SHIFT
Monday through Saturday:
• 10 am–noon
• Noon–2 pm
• 2–4 pm
We’d especially appreciate volunteers who can come weekly or every other week.
Bring a friend or try a shift before deciding on a regular commitment.
Churches, clubs, and small groups are welcome to contact us about sharing a recurring shift.
Store proceeds support Hope Shores Alliance’s services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Your time helps make that work possible.
Interested? Complete the online app here https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/WLpPfCvTwi
OR
Email [email protected] with your preferred day and time, or ask at checkout for a volunteer application.
Please share this opportunity with someone who enjoys organizing, thrift stores, or helping their community!

Have two hours to lend a hand? We're looking for volunteers to help sort donations at our Rogers City thrift store!

Every donated item needs to be checked, sorted, and organized before it’s ready for shoppers—and we could use your help!

Store proceeds support our services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. This is a practical way to support that work while volunteering together.

Volunteer tasks include:
• Sorting and hanging clothing
• Checking donated items
• Organizing merchandise

No retail experience is needed. Training is provided!

CHOOSE A TWO-HOUR SHIFT

Monday through Saturday:
• 10 am–noon
• Noon–2 pm
• 2–4 pm

We’d especially appreciate volunteers who can come weekly or every other week.

Bring a friend or try a shift before deciding on a regular commitment.

Churches, clubs, and small groups are welcome to contact us about sharing a recurring shift.

Store proceeds support Hope Shores Alliance’s services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Your time helps make that work possible.

Interested? Complete the online app here https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/WLpPfCvTwi

OR

Email [email protected] with your preferred day and time, or ask at checkout for a volunteer application.

Please share this opportunity with someone who enjoys organizing, thrift stores, or helping their community!

10/02/2026

⬇Grab some merchandise and show your support⬇

We’ve teamed up with Omega Electric & Sign Company for a special shirt shop supporting Hope Shores Alliance and survivors in the community during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Now through November 6th!

👕Choose from different clothing options
🎨Multiple color options available

When you wear these shirts, you’re not just wearing a design you’re showing survivors that you will also work to end domestic violence.

📍Pickup Location:
Omega Electric & Sign Company
1109 Crittenden Ct, Alpena, MI

https://omegashop-109480.square.site/hope-shores-alliance