Hope Publishing
Every family has a story worth keeping.
We turn the recorded histories of underserved families into professionally crafted books — so voices that have gone unheard are preserved, honored, and shared. And we do it for free.
Time may not be on his side. But Hope Publishing is.
Hope Publishing is the publishing division of We Help People Everywhere. The parent organization helps people build things that help people. This is one of those things — our impact aimed at families whose stories have never been recorded, simply because they couldn’t afford to.
A grandmother carries decades of history in her memory — where the family came from, what they survived, who they loved. When she is gone, that history is often gone with her. We exist to change that.
How It Works
From a living-room conversation to a lasting book — we give families the tools to capture their history, and then we do the craft, at no cost to them.
STEP 01
Record
With technology and AI-assisted tools we help provide, a family records their own history — a grandson interviewing his grandfather — on video or audio, in their own voice.
STEP 02
Send It to Us
The family shares the recording with Hope Publishing. That original is preserved intact as the archival master — all of our work is done on copies.
STEP 03
We Craft It
We listen closely and shape the raw recording into a story that reads well and honors the person who told it — edited, designed, and produced to a professional standard.
STEP 04
Share It — Free
We deliver a finished ebook the family can hold, share, and pass down, and help distribute it to the community and beyond. No cost, ever.
Books & Stories
Every book has a person behind it. Here is one we’re crafting right now.
In Production · Poetry
The Poetry of Rick Thagard
“Time may not be on his side. But Hope Publishing is.”
Rick Thagard is a double-lung transplant recipient. More than ten years after his transplant — ten hard-won years of success — he came to us with a wish that money and time had put out of reach: to have his life’s poetry transcribed and published in a form his children can hold and read after he is gone.
So that’s what we’re building. Hope Publishing is curating, editing, designing, and producing a professional Publisher’s Edition of Rick’s poetry — a real book, made to last, so his words stay with his family long after the conversation ends.
● In production now
More books and stories will live here as they’re completed — each one a family’s history, preserved for good.
Share Your Story
If your family has a story that deserves to be kept, here’s how to start. There is never a cost to you.
1
Reach out to us
Tell us a little about the person and the story you want to preserve. We’ll help you get set up with what you need to record it.
2
Record the interview
Sit down with your loved one and record their history — video or audio — using the tools we help provide. Speak naturally; their voice and words are what matter.
3
Send it to Hope Publishing
Share the recording with us. We’ll confirm we’ve received it and keep the original safe as your archival master.
4
We take it from there
We craft your recording into a finished, professionally made book — and get it back to you and out to the community, free of charge.
Stories that need to be told, told by people who have not been heard.
Hope Publishing is made possible by We Help People Everywhere, Inc. Your support helps us keep crafting these books — and keep them free for the families who need them.