Journey of Hope Inc.

03/18/2026

Are You Graduating in 2026?

On Thursday, April 23, Project Rainbow Utah will host our 2nd Annual Lavender Graduation at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center in West Valley City.

This is an alternative graduation ceremony for LGBTQ+ students who may not feel fully supported or affirmed in their traditional programs. It's a space where you can walk across the stage, be called by your chosen name, have your pronouns respected, and be celebrated by a community that sees you exactly as you are.

Who can participate:
High school graduates, college graduates, university graduates, trade school graduates, and online program graduates. If you're graduating in 2026 and identify as LGBTQ+, this ceremony is for you.

What you'll receive:
🎓 Graduation stole and certificate
📸 Free professional photography
🎉 Recognition ceremony with your name called
🍽️ Reception with food and celebration
💜 A space where your chosen family is honored alongside biological family

Registration is open now.
bit.ly/LavGraduate

Event Details:
📅 Thursday, April 23, 2026
⏰ 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
📍 Utah Cultural Celebration Center, West Valley City

All are welcome to attend. Friends, family, partners, chosen family, everyone.

Can't graduate but want to support?
We also need sponsors and volunteers to make this ceremony possible.
Sponsor the event: bit.ly/LavGradSponsor
Volunteer on April 23: bit.ly/PRULavGradVolunteer

This is YOUR ceremony. This is YOUR community. This is YOUR moment.

Register today.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍💗🤎🖤

03/14/2026

When I think of DSmoke I think of MY DAY WON family!!!!!

03/08/2026

Happy International Women’s Day! Created to CHANGE THE WORLD!

To all the strong women!

03/06/2026

$1000 Scholarship Opportunity for West Jordan Students

02/18/2026

Inspiring Sister Nonprofit!!!!!

This last week we received some amazing news.

Four people we used to meet weekly on outreach are now in treatment.

I ran into three of them, and hearing them say they are choosing to stay — that they are fighting for themselves — was such a powerful moment. To know that our weekly presence out there mattered… that it made an impact… that’s everything.

The fourth is a woman we met every single week for years. She called to tell us she’s been in treatment for a week and she loves it. Her tone was different. Her happiness was different. Her mindset was different. You could hear hope in her voice.

What we do matters.

We don’t just meet people during outreach. We walk with them after. We support them in treatment. We remind them they can make it through that first week and stay — when the negative self-talk gets loud and the urge to leave feels strong.

We know some people leave during that first week. That’s why we stay connected. That’s why we show up. That’s why we remind them it’s possible.

This is why Soap2Hope exists.