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Get Ready with Renee: Finding Her Perfect Foundation and Job Match
Renee’s passion and talent for makeup unfolded naturally. What began as a daily habit of wearing makeup grew into something more. She started experimenting with new products and building her skills along the way. Renee joined Hope Services in 2020, connecting with Julio Zamora, Assistant Manager of Tailored Day Services, through the San Andreas Regional…
Learn moreJessica La Favre Becomes Hope’s First Registered Behavior Technician
As the Enhanced Behavioral Day Program (EBDP) opens in Gilroy, one member of our team is making history. Jessica La Favre is the first at Hope to earn the Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) credential, and she is helping launch a program built for adults with developmental disabilities who also experience significant behavioral challenges. The EBDP…
Learn moreChristina Smith Receives San Andreas Regional Center’s Service Above Self Merit Award
This year, the Service Above Self Awards hosted by San Andreas Regional Center recognized Christina Smith, IP Job Coach, with a Recognition of Merit Award. Over her 8 years with Hope Services, Christina has consistently represented our core values and mission through her exceptional support style. Christina is deeply invested in helping individuals succeed in…
Learn moreHope Services Completes Another Successful CARF Survey
We’re proud to share that Hope Services has completed another successful CARF survey, extending our accreditation and reaffirming our commitment to high-quality services and programming. CARF—the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities—is an internationally recognized, independent accrediting organization that holds health and human services providers to rigorous standards for quality, accountability, and continuous improvement. Earning…
Learn moreHigher Education Support for Individuals with IDD in partnership with San Jose State University
Tailored Day Services’ OCLS is a two-year higher education classroom support program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), offered in partnership with San Jose State University. Through peer mentorship and a personalized academic, social, and work-experience curriculum, the program meets each student where they are — empowering them to grow, build confidence, and…
Learn moreBuilding an Ecosystem of Hope: The Coast Cares Gala
What becomes possible when every person is recognized as essential to the whole? That question set the tone for The Coast Cares Gala, held Saturday, September 12, at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, an evening Hope Services built around the idea that every part of an ecosystem, and every person in a community, has a role…
Learn moreWatch: How Hope Services Helped Lisa Pursue Her Goals
For more than three decades, Hope Services has supported Lisa as her needs and goals have evolved — from employment services and job coaching that helped her build a 23-year career at West Marine, to the support she now receives in retirement through Hope’s Aptos Senior Inclusion Center. Lisa has endured profound loss, including the…
Learn morePrabhav’s Journey: Building Skills, Achieving Dreams
For Prabhav, attending college has meant more than taking classes. It has meant being part of a campus community, developing skills for the workplace and gaining confidence in what his future can hold. Growing up with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), Prabhav participated in special education programs from preschool through high school. His mother recalls…
Learn moreLet Love Flourish With Hope | 2026 Silicon Valley Pride Parade
Staff Spotlight: Bernie – A Passion for Helping Other
For Bernie, helping others has always been more than a career; it’s something she has been passionate about from an early age. As a Behavioral Health Coordinator at Hope Services, Bernie supports clients, coworkers, and management in countless ways. She coordinates needs, manages expenses and purchases, supports vendor and professional interactions, and helps clients access…
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