Color For Hope Gives Back

April 19, 2025

Four years ago, a group of women who had each lost a loved one to substance abuse disorder got together to form Color for Hope. They partnered with the Grand Traverse County Drug-Free Coalition to create and sell coloring posters of Traverse City and Leelanau County at local businesses like Oleson’s Food Stores and Grand Traverse Pie Company. In March, they hit their four-year fundraising goal of $30,000, and they've been giving back. The funds are going to install wall-mounted Naloxone Safety Kits at more than 20 northern Michigan locations; support the women’s residential treatment program at Addiction Treatment Services; and boost the Addiction Treatment Services’ Guardians of Hope Scholarship Program, through which funds can be utilized by ATS clients who are experiencing financial barriers. Learn more at gtcdfc.com/color-for-hope.