Hope Givers

GPB EDUCATION

HOPE GIVERS RECEIVES GRANT FROM LADY GAGA’S BORN THIS WAY FOUNDATION

Hope Givers, GPB’s Emmy Award-winning youth mental wellness series available nationally through PBS LearningMedia, has received a $50,000 grant from Born This Way Foundation’s Kindness in Community Fund.

Born This Way Foundation, co-founded and led by Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, supports youth mental health and works with young people to build a kinder and braver world. The Kindness in Community Fund celebrates Born This Way Foundation’s continued commitment to uplift community-led work and make kindness cool, validate the emotions of young people and eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health.

Born This Way Foundation hosted an event at GPB to recognize film Challenge Winners.

Hope Givers’ 2022 Hope Film Challenge winners recognized during an event held at Georgia Public Broadcasting.

The fund provided a $1,000,000 commitment to support local organizations and their community-led mental health work in coordination with Lady Gaga’s The Chromatica Ball Summer Stadium Tour.

“We’re thrilled to share that Hope Givers has been selected in the inaugural cohort as a Kindness in Community Fund recipient,” said Tamlin Hall, Hope Givers organizational founder and executive producer of the Hope Givers series stated. “Our series aligns with Born This Way Foundation’s mission to make kindness ‘cool.’ The donation will help further our shared commitment to working for and with young people to validate their emotions and eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health.”

As part of its work during Lady Gaga’s Atlanta tour stop in August, Born This Way Foundation hosted an event at GPB to recognize Hope Givers’ 2022 Hope Film Challenge winners. The Hope Film Challenge supports student filmmakers in producing short film content to practice their craft and further develop their storytelling capabilities in telling stories featuring hope and resilience. Finalists’ films will be featured in the Hope Givers series.

Look for information about season two of Hope Givers and access all current episodes and mental health resources at gpb.org/education/hope-givers.