Local mental health, addictions and education professionals will provide free online learning opportunities for community as part of Hope Academy Speaker Series. Hope Academy, a tuition-free, public charter high school for teens in recovery from substance use disorders, will host three free online learning opportunities as part of its upcoming Speaker Series events. The goal...Read More
Hope Academy was recently featured on WISH-TV in a story about our new location, open enrollment and what happens inside our recovery high school. WISH-TV reporter Aleah Hordges spent a morning observing the daily activities and speaking with our executive director, Rachelle Gardner, peer recovery specialist, Sarah Platt, and Hope Academy Sophomore Ashley M. Watch...Read More
At Hope Academy, we are focused on supporting our students AND their families. That’s why each Wednesday at 6 p.m. we host a (virtual) parent support group. During these meetings family members gather to learn more about what their loved one experiencing as well as how to take care of themselves. Every other week a...Read More
Bev Middaugh is the founder of Bright Ideas in Broad Ripple and is a long-time supporter of Hope Academy. In fact, she’s part of Hope’s Hawks Booster Club. Her membership as a Booster allows for year-round support of Hope Academy students. Here’s what she had to say about why she is a Hope Academy Booster....Read More
“Hope Academy taught me that anything is possible. I just needed a good team of people around me and a little bit of hope to realize I could accomplish anything I wanted to.” Growing up on the southwest side of Indy, Dustyn moved often as a teenager. He lived with different family members and...Read More
Hope Academy’s Executive Director joined Terri Stacy last week to talk about Indiana’s only recovery high school, how the pandemic is impacting young people and the upcoming Rise & Shine breakfast on November 12, 2020. Listen now to hear their conversation. Rachelle Gardner, Executive Director of Hope Academy Read More
