All in 220: Ashley & Courtney Quigley (BHS ’14)

All in 220: Ashley & Courtney Quigley (BHS ’14)

  • Posted by Courtney Quigley
  • On January 2, 2024
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“During their junior year at Barrington High School, twin sisters Ashley and Courtney Quigley (BHS ‘14) started a non-profit organization called Hope’s In. Based in Barrington, the organization aims to empower impoverished families living in Guatemala City.  Their passion for helping others began at the age of 12 when they volunteered to build playgrounds in Guatemala. “Our family has been doing international service work since we were 10 years old, so we developed a strong passion for serving and empowering others throughout our childhood,” the sisters said.  On one trip to Guatemala, they met a young girl named Monica and became passionate about building a home for her and her […]
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Hope’s IN art program to empower young adults with disabilities

Hope’s IN art program to empower young adults with disabilities

  • Posted by Courtney Quigley
  • On November 18, 2023
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A program that aims to empower young adults with disabilities where they create meaningful art just in time for the holidays. Co-founder of Hope’s IN Ashley Quigley, youth leader Linday Hueglemann and young adult Beka Hoffman joins WGN Weekend Morning News to share more. Watch the LIVE TV Interview Here.
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Holiday cards and gifts that help others from Hope’s In empower families in Guatemala

Holiday cards and gifts that help others from Hope’s In empower families in Guatemala

  • Posted by Courtney Quigley
  • On November 15, 2023
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“CHICAGO (WLS) — This holiday season, your can buy cards and gifts that help a nonprofit. Hope’s In works to empower families living in Guatemala. It runs an internship program. “We really made it a goal of ours to make volunteering and service an inclusive experience for everyone, including adults with disabilities,” said Ashley Quigley, Co-Founder of Hope’s In. Young adults help make crafts and sell them to fund the internship program. “They create all of them and they package everything, too,” said Lindsay Huegelmann, Hope’s Interns Young Adult Leader. “We teach them about how to market their products and we make videos so they can sell them to their families […]
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“Twin sisters, founders of humanitarian org. to help families in Guatemala”

“Twin sisters, founders of humanitarian org. to help families in Guatemala”

  • Posted by Courtney Quigley
  • On June 26, 2023
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“‘Hope’s In’ is an organization that was founded by twin sisters in high school, over 10 years ago to help families in Guatemalan cities and shape the next generation of humanitarian leaders. Founders of ‘Hope’s In,’ Courtney McGovern and Ashley Quigley join WGN Morning News to share more about their annual fundraiser to raise money to build homes for Guatemalan families in need.“ Watch the LIVE Interview Here.
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ABC7 News- Hope’s In

ABC7 News- Hope’s In

  • Posted by Courtney Quigley
  • On June 16, 2023
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“CHICAGO (WLS) — A high school trip has now inspired a years-long passion for two women from Barrington. “I actually got an internship when I was 16 years old and I was in Guatemala City,” said Courtney McGovern. “Just being there taught me such a huge lesson about how dignified housing is a human right.” That trip inspired Courtney and her twin sister Ashley to do something. They formed a fundraiser called “Hope’s In Style,” a fashion show. “I knew after Courtney came back we had to do something,” said Ashley Quigley.” Watch the Full LIVE TV Interview Here.
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Meet Sanjana, HOPE’S IN Fortaleza Summer Intern

Meet Sanjana, HOPE’S IN Fortaleza Summer Intern

  • Posted by Courtney Quigley
  • On July 12, 2021
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“This past year has been an interesting one. With all the ups and downs of COVID, and the ups and downs of Junior year, I wanted this summer to be one that offered me an opportunity to focus on something that is both really important to me and would give me the chance to gain a bit of perspective on the issues facing our world. During the pandemic, it became so easy to simply focus on all the negative things being thrown our way. As a result, I frequently found myself feeling upset and angry with all the difficult things I had to deal with as a consequence of COVID. […]
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Hope’s In Style Brings Barrington Students Face-to-Face with Guatemalan Families in Need

Hope’s In Style Brings Barrington Students Face-to-Face with Guatemalan Families in Need

  • Posted by Courtney Quigley
  • On April 8, 2021
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“Saint Anne Parish School 8th grader, Finn Karam is one of hundreds of young Barrington volunteers who have joined Hope’s In’s summer service trips to build homes for families living in poverty surrounding Guatemala City’s garbage dump. Founded by twin sisters and Barrington High School alums, Courtney McGovern and Ashley Quigley, Hope’s In’s 9th annual Hope’s in Style fashion show fundraiser is coming up this Sunday. The first Hope’s In Style fashion show took place in February of 2013. The goal was to raise enough money to build a single cinderblock house for one girl’s family living in a shack surrounded by garbage. Now in its 9th year, the Hope’s In Style fashion […]
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The Students for Playgrounds Project

The Students for Playgrounds Project

  • Posted by Courtney Quigley
  • On July 7, 2020
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Students for Playgrounds The mission of Students for Playgrounds is to fundraise $13,000 to build an accessible playground at Centro de Educación Especial Alida España de Arana in Guatemala City.  Alida España de Arana is the only government run, special education school for children and teens with disabilities in all of Guatemala City. Alida España de Arana’s play areas are lacking and unable to accommodate their students. Also, many of the children who attend Alida España de Arana come from the surrounding garbage dump communities and do not have routine access to safe, clean, or accessible play areas.  Our program seeks to involve people, especially students, of all backgrounds and […]
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Meet Jeffrey, HOPE’S IN Medical Program Intern

Meet Jeffrey, HOPE’S IN Medical Program Intern

  • Posted by Courtney Quigley
  • On May 12, 2020
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Here at HOPE’S IN, we value the dedication and insights from volunteers of all ages and stages of life! This Spring and Summer, we are grateful to have Jeffrey volunteering as an Intern for our Medical Program. HOPE’S IN community, meet Jeffrey! Hello, I’m Jeffrey! I will enter my junior year as a Biochemistry major at Loyola University Chicago in the fall of 2020, and I enthusiastically look forward to the opportunity to work with the people at Hope’s In during my internship this summer. I learned about Hope’s In through an on-campus Global Health Club of which I am a proud member. Some of my fellow club members have […]
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The Hope’s in Academy Feature: Meet Sophia

The Hope’s in Academy Feature: Meet Sophia

  • Posted by Courtney Quigley
  • On April 17, 2020
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The Hope’s in Academy is a program that HOPE’S IN runs in District 220 of Illinois! The program is for Freshmen in high school to learn about social advocacy and gain the skills and confidence to start and implement social impact projects! The Hope’s in Academy is one of our core initiatives in our mission to help develop the next generation of humanitarian leaders. This program is funded by a local foundation called the Barrington Area Community Foundation and is lead by our Executive Director Courtney McGovern and by Dr. Heath McFaul and Amy Winkelman of Barrington High School. In an effort to share more about what the Hope’s in […]
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