Hope Council on Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse, Inc.

12/23/2025

A note from our Executive Director:

Tonight we paused long enough to take a picture together, and it felt important.

Because programs and services aren’t the Hope Council.
This team is the Hope Council.

Every phone call answered with patience, every hard conversation held with care, every extra step taken when no one is watching- this work happens because of the people standing in this photo. The compassion, grit, humor, and heart each of you bring every single day is what makes this place what it is.

We were missing one important face tonight, Sue, who was recently hospitalized and is thankfully headed home now.

Thank you for showing up for each other and for our community, even when the work is heavy and the days are long.

Merry Christmas, Team.🎄

— Michelle Sandberg, Executive Director ❤️

12/22/2025

12/22/2025

✨ Thank you, Kenosha. ✨

To everyone who joined us for the 3rd Annual Light Up the Longest Night: Honoring our Loved Ones - thank you for showing up, standing together, and holding space for one another on the longest night of the year.

We gathered to honor those we’ve lost to addiction, to stand beside those still struggling, and to celebrate the strength of recovery.

At the Hope Council, we know recovery isn’t a straight line or a single moment- it’s a series of choices, connections, and second chances. It happens in community. It happens when people refuse to turn away from pain and instead choose compassion, understanding, and action.

This event is a reminder that even in the darkest seasons, light grows when we come together.

From all of us at the Hope Council- thank you for being part of this night, this community, and this ongoing work of hope. 🕯️💙

12/20/2025

There is no wrong way to heal. ❤️‍🩹Recovery isn’t a straight line, it’s many journeys, and every one of them deserves dignity. 🫶

12/20/2025

💙 This is what community looks like. 💙

Huge thanks to Odd Job Larry for spending your Day of Giving with Hope Council. Your team showed up with time, talent, and energy to help get our space back in shape so that we can keep serving our community.

We are beyond grateful for your generosity and your willingness to roll up your sleeves and give back right here in Kenosha. 💪✨

Certified Hope Dealers. ❤️

12/19/2025

🎅 🎄✨ 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀… ✨🎄🎅
Last year, Hope Council’s Executive Director, Michelle, asked Santa for 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠.

Santa understood the assignment.🎁

🚨✨𝐇𝐔𝐆𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔:
✔️ 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬.
✔️ 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬.
✔️ 𝐀 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤.
👀 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐝……. 🤗

So yes, she’s wearing the same sweatshirt again:

✨ “𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠.” ✨

Here’s to big asks, bold missions, and nonprofit magic.

🎁 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲.

With love,
- 𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐄 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 & all our fellow 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫s💚

🎄✨

12/19/2025

To our friends west of the I, check out Sharing Center, Inc.’s update! ⬇️

Please spread the word friends: Holiday Hours at The Sharing Center

To ensure every family has access to food, gifts, and holiday essentials, we’ve added extended serve days this season. If your household lives 𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐈-𝟗𝟒 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲, you’re welcome to visit during the hours below — no pre-registration needed.

Holiday Pantry Hours:
12/19 • 9–11
12/20 • 8–10 — extended serve day
12/22 • 11–1
12/23 • 9–11 — extended serve day

❌ Closed 12/24 & 12/25

Please help spread the word — these extra days don’t happen often, and we want every family who qualifies to know support is available.

12/19/2025

🎄WHAT A FUN DAY!! 🎅

Several of our friends stopped by today to deliver gifts, hugs, and lots of love. We are so excited and incredibly thankful! 💙🎁

Your kindness and support mean the world to us. This community truly shows up, and we feel it every day. Thank you for being part of our Hope Council family! ✨💫

12/18/2025

Join us this Sunday for the 3rd Annual Light Up the Longest Night: Honoring our Loved Ones. Here’s a few of our favorite memories from years past.

12/15/2025

The Public Health Vending Machine is stocked and ready! ❄️🧤

Thanks to our incredible community rallying behind us, we’ve restocked it with cold-weather essentials like Hot Hands, socks, toe warmers, and lip & skin protection to help folks stay warm and safe during these frigid days.

This is what community care looks like. 💙 Thank you, Kenosha.

12/15/2025

72° on the inside. No storms. No escape needed. 🌤️

Jason Bateman said it best: when you learn to keep the weather calm inside, there’s nothing to drink your way through.

Sobriety isn’t about white-knuckling life.
It’s about emotional regulation.
Clarity over chaos.
Calm over coping.

When the inside stays steady, the outside loses its power.