Open to the Public
Together for Hope 25th Anniversary Annual Meeting
October 22–23, 2026 | Jackson, Mississippi

Together for Hope marks 25 years this October. Three events during our Annual Meeting are open to everyone, with no conference registration required. Come to one, or come to all three.

Rising Hope film screening
Thursday, October 22 at 1:30 p.m. [theater name and address TBC]

Rising Hope is a documentary on Together for Hope, directed by Theo Avgerinos, following the people and communities at the center of 25 years of rural development work across the Delta, the Black Belt, Appalachia, and Tribal Nations, Texas, and the Four Corners.
$20 per seat.

25th Anniversary Gala
Thursday, October 22 at 6:30 p.m. The Westin Jackson, 407 South Congress Street

Cocktail hour with live music, then dinner and comedy from Emmy winner Rita Brent. We will mark 25 years and share news about the next chapter of Together for Hope, and the dancing runs until 9:00.
$100 per seat. Table Patron at $150 includes priority seating and recognition in the program. A full table for eight is $1,000 with recognition in the program.

Closing keynote
Friday, October 23 at noon. [venue TBC]

The Annual Meeting closes with a keynote from a voice who knows rural America and can speak to what is possible in it. Come away encouraged in your own work and with fresh ideas for making change where you live. [Speaker to be announced.]
$15 per seat.

Want the full meeting?

These three events sit inside a two-day gathering of coalition members, nonprofit leaders, pastors, and church leaders from across 338 counties of persistent rural poverty. Workshops follow Together for Hope's four Priorities of Hope, with a dedicated track for congregations, and registration is open to anyone. Details and registration at tfhope.org/tfh-annual-meeting-2026

Questions

Natalie Aho, Chief Development Officer, natalie@tfhope.org

The good people are already there. Come be part of it.

TFH Annual Meeting 2026 for General Public

October 22 - 23, 2026, Jackson, MS