Project Runway , the three-time Emmy nominated series, selected The HOPE Program to receive the proceeds from its on-line auction of this year’s designers’ fabulous creations! Bravo and The Weinstein Company’s wildly successful fashion reality series is one of television’s most talked-about shows. Net proceeds of $37,179.80 were donated to The HOPE Program to help us get some of New York’s poorest residents back on their feet.

Just this month, HOPE was awarded Charity Navigator’s coveted 4-star rating for sound fiscal management, outperforming most of charities in the country. Charity Navigator has been described as “America’s premier charity evaluator”. HOPE was the only human services nonprofit based in Brooklyn to receive this prestigious rating - along with only 18 other human services nonprofits in all of New York City!