Show Hope is a Franklin, Tennessee-based non-profit organization dedicated to caring for orphans. Founded by Grammy and Dove Award-winning recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth, Show Hope is a movement to make a difference for the countless orphans and waiting children around the globe. The non-profit primarily fulfills its mission through adoption aid financial grants that help give orphans families and special care centers in China that care for orphans with special needs. Show Hope also has other programs that mobilize individuals and communities who show hope to children in need, including monthly sponsorships and student initiatives.
Show Hope's story began in 2000 when the Chapmans adopted their daughter Shaohannah Hope from China. Desperately wanting to do something about the millions of orphans who were still waiting for loving families, they founded the organization, then called Shaohannah's Hope, in early 2003.
Show Hope exists to reduce the barriers to adoption and engage the church to care for orphans. To date, the non-profit has helped provide forever homes for over 4,500 children from more than 50 countries including the United States. Additionally, Show Hope's special care centers have delivered critically needed medical care to more than 1,600 orphans with special needs.
In November, Show Hope relaunched its successful Brown Bag for Hope campaign, which encourages people to bring their own lunch to school or work in order to save about $9 per week and become a Show Hope sponsor for just $35 a month. Monthly gifts provide fresh drinking water, diapers, medical supplies, and more to orphans.
Show Hope also hosted its 11th Annual Fundraising Banquet at Nashville's Music City Center on November 8. Raising funds and awareness of the global orphan crisis, the event was attended by hundreds of supporters from around the country and raised over $1.2 million to help bring children to forever families.
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