Hope and Health At Home “H3”

Hope and Health at Home “H3” uses sport to develop and empower Indigenous children and youth to realize their limitless potential, on and off the pitch- and box/floor! Beyond the physical and sport literacy, H3 targets specific social issues for the children and youth developing life and leadership skills and resiliency through our specialized “Champions for Life” curriculum.

We use the term “home” with purpose to recognize the importance to offer community/nation based programming removing the barriers of travel, transportation and costs for children and youth to access and participate. It also speaks to the need to bring displaced Indigenous children and youth together in unity, to build a sense of connection and belonging.

The H3 development framework honors an Indigenous worldview with the interconnection of mind (emotions and cognition), body, social and spirit. Animal archetypes represent positive behaviors, characteristics and skills encouraged and reinforced with role modeling.

H3 is delivered through multi-week curriculum cycles, with each week focusing on a theme related to the development framework and “Champions for Life” development pathway.

H3 is capacity building by involving Indigenous young athletes as community coaches in the delivery of the program and with a built in mentorship component to develop a pipeline of future Indigenous H3 coaches/program coordinators.

You don’t need to be a soccer player or belong to a soccer team to enjoy the H3 soccer program. Everything about the H3 program builds on a healthy lifestyle, having fun and playing in a safe environment.
— Parent of H3 Participant

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Partnership is KEY

The Hope and Health at Home “H3” programming is delivered in partnership with the communities involved and supported by government, private and public sponsorship/funding. 

H3 has been active programming across multiple communities and growing strong. We are open to opportunities to grow the program into other member Nations in British Columbia- and for sponsors to invest in this growth.

What gives me hope and inspiration is the youth’s willingness to trust the process of the drills. Their commitment to learning and openness to new aspects of our games is inspiring. It is something I never opened up to as a kid. Their acceptance of us as coaches has been something special as well. Receiving hugs and hearing “Yay Hope and Health is here!” has been amazing.
— Mateo Kostering, Hope and Health at Home “H3” Lead Coach/Program Coordinator