Providing accessible music-making opportunities within justice-impacted populations.
Voices of Hope builds choral singing communities in correctional facilities in the state of Minnesota.
The flagship ensemble, Voices of Hope-Shakopee, was founded in 2015 by Dr. Amanda Weber. The organization has since expanded to include a second choir at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Stillwater.
Our Mission
To provide accessible music-making opportunities within justice-impacted populations that foster individual growth and bridge unlikely communities through song.
Educate. Collaborate. Advocate.
As a core part of our mission, Voices of Hope seeks to build bridges outside of prisons, using the power of song to transform individuals and communities. Learn more about opportunities to make music alongside Voices of Hope.
"Our individual suffering paints every square of these walls but the power of our melodic voices singing together helps to strip the sadness and self-hate bare, leaving only… Hope. We are given many tools at Shakopee but none have healed me like music."
— Voices of Hope singer