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Who We Are

A Happy Smile: The Hope Foundation works to reduce homelessness and hunger by providing shelter and humanitarian aid. 

A Happy Smile: The Hope Foundation is a charitable nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that believes everyone deserves food, safe drinking water, a roof and sanitation to name a few of the basic amenities but most of all kindness. 

We are dedicated to help those experiencing homelessness move as quickly as possible into permanent housing. Our Foundation helps to eliminate and prevent homelessness by contributing to building tiny homes and affordable homes.

Globally our program provides breakfast and educational assistance to primary school children. We also provide humanitarian aid to orphanages and widows. 

Our Mission

We strongly believe that as humans we were never meant to do life alone. We need the love and care of others as much as we are needed by others in the same way, by doing this we honor God.

Our mission is to serve our communities to reduce homelessness and ultimately provide permanent housing solutions. We believe that food, safe drinking water, clothing, shelter and sanitation are the necessities everyone should have. 

A Happy Smile: The Hope Foundation works to reduce homelessness and hunger by providing shelter and humanitarian aid. We work with individuals to assist and establish housing stability goals and identify the right steps towards achieving the goals. The foundation coordinates and collaborate effectively with other service providers as needed to assist our clients to reach their goals through community resources.

Our aims

  • To reduce homelessness and hunger by providing shelter and humanitarian aid.

  • To eliminate and prevent homelessness by contributing to building tiny homes and affordable homes. 

  • To provide food, safe drinking water, clothing, shelter and sanitation items.

  • To serve our communities to reduce homelessness and ultimately provide permanent housing solutions. 

  • To provide a kind, safe and welcoming service.

Meet The Team

Edina Mariki

President

Edina Mariki is self-employed, a wife and mom of two children based in Arizona United States.

She has a Degree in Management Science with Studies in North America from the University of Salford in England and has a Master’s in Hospitality Management from Manchester Metropolitan University in England. Edina has experience in the Hospitality and Aviation industry.
She has always been a high achiever and has been awarded the Briony Clayton Award and Optimism award.
From her early age Edina has raised money for children’s victim of crime and has been a long passion of hers to work with charities to serve and be a pillar to her community wherever she is.

Heather Hagans

Treasurer

Heather Hagans is a proud resident of Toledo, with a bachelor’s degree in business with a focus on Human Resources from the University of Phoenix.

The single-mother of three, currently works as an HR generalist for Rudolph Libbe Group.

Heather has always found the time throughout her life to volunteer and give back to her community and with a passion for helping people – she is excited to be a part of an organization whose focus is to give back to others.

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