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On April 26, Melianie Babb and her 4 young children were forced to evacuate their home in their wheelchair accessible van due to tornado warnings. In the process, they hit a flash flood. While the family escaped safely, their van was totaled in the flood, and insurance won’t cover the total cost of an accessible van.

At just 42 years old, Robert Gage is facing the need for a liver transplant to continue being the rock of his family. Insurance will cover only 50% of the cost of a liver transplant. That’s why his community is rallying to help through a fundraising campaign in his honor with the national nonprofit Help Hope Live.

On April 26, Melianie Babb and her 4 young children were forced to evacuate their home in their wheelchair accessible van due to tornado warnings. In the process, they hit a flash flood. While the family escaped safely, their van was totaled in the flood, and insurance won’t cover the total cost of an accessible van.

On Sunday, June 7, gather at Nomad Distillery from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. for a Beat Goes On Bash fundraiser for the nonprofit Help Hope Live in honor of Erik Walter, a 48-year-old Williamsport husband and father of 3 who needs a heart transplant.

64-year-old Lynn Knutson was astonished to learn that her story of sustaining a brain injury during a customer courtesy carry-out was making headlines nationally and internationally in 2025. This month, she’s experiencing renewed hope through 3 key milestones: a new diagnosis, new treatment options, and a $10,000 grant opportunity through The Plaintiff Fund via the nonprofit Help Hope Live.

Our third annual Hope in Action truly turned hope into a verb as communities across the country raised over $103,000 in a single day. In this post, we’ll share our top tips for keeping up your community engagement and fundraising momentum.

In May, Cole shared an unexpected update in his life with paralysis from the chest down. As Charisma left the house, Cole was determined to get out of bed independently.

The Help Hope Live community put compassion into action in record numbers on our third annual Hope in Action on May 29, 2026, raising over $100,000!

We’re grateful to Melanie Gulbas and the News 12 Long Island team for sharing the story of the Plainview community rallying annually and year-round to support Help Hope Live in honor of Rebecca Koltun.

Living with Post Polio Syndrome (PPS), Scott had to retire from his multi-decade career and 6,000 volunteer hours visiting kids to provide life-changing canine therapy. Scott knew his medical challenges couldn’t be the end of his commitment to helping and healing others.