Union Mission will host its 8th Annual Raising Hope event on Tuesday, June 6th at the Savannah Convention Center. The event is presented by Oliver Maner LLP and Nine Line Apparel and will be emceed by Rabbi Robert Hass, Leader of Congregation Mickve Israel with special guest emcee, Tina Tyus-Shaw, Lead Anchor for WSAV News 3. The evening will begin with a cocktail reception at 5:30pm featuring Jeremy David & the Equinox Jazz Trio and travel silent auction items, followed by dinner at 7:00pm.
Tickets & Tables Available
Our Guest Speaker
David Ambroz
The 2023 Raising Hope program will feature Keynote Speaker David Ambroz, a national poverty and child welfare expert/advocate, Emmy nominated, and best-selling author. He was recognized by President Obama as an American Champion of Change. He currently serves as the Head of Community Engagement (West) for Amazon. Previously he led Corporate Social Responsibility for Walt Disney Television, and served as the President of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, where he has led the efforts to pass ground breaking policy, including the Mobility 2035 Plan, Home Sharing Ordinance, Cannabis Regulation, Linkage Fee for affordable housing, Permanent Supportive Housing Ordinance, and the Hotel/Motel Conversion Ordnance for homeless housing. David also served as a California Child Welfare Councilmember, and as a Commissioner with the ABA Commission on Youth at Risk, is formerly a contributing writer to Huffington Post, and helped author and advocate numerous laws and policies, including the extension of foster care to 21, Chafee Independence Act, efforts to protect LGBTQ foster youth, and policies to ensure access and success in higher education - including founding the Guardian Scholars in Los Angeles. After growing up homeless and then in foster care, he graduated from Vassar College and later from UCLA School of Law. He is a member of the Television Academy, Board Member of Equality California, and now lives in Los Angeles.