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Healing Broken Circles provides transformative programming and events for people most deeply impacted by systemic racism and mass incarceration. Programs support communal self-awareness, creative expression, healing and skill-building with opportunities to bridge social divides and build community.


The HOPE Program:
Healing, Opportunity, Prevention, Engagement
Empowering over 100 Columbus youth each year, the HOPE Program intervenes in cycles of violence, disconnection, economic stagnation, and justice involvement with innovative support. Created by justice-impacted individuals, HOPE offers tools for emotional regulation, creative expression, conflict resolution, and financial know-how—disrupting the pipeline to prison and equipping youth from underserved communities to thrive.

HBC Staff

Kendra Hovey
Executive Director

Michael Powell
Director of Youth & Creative Programming

Eric Rollin
Associate Director
Teaching Artists and Facilitators

Paniel Cromwell
BUILD Teaching Artist

Al-Sabor Overby
HOPE Facilitator

Keisha Steele
HOPE Facilitator
Community Partners










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