Parents, Grandparents and Community Leaders relate to Susie
Every parent worries about the well-being of his/her children as do grandparents and involved community members. How do we guide them to make the good decisions? How do we prepare them to make the responsible choice when offered alcohol, drugs, sexual encounters, gang membership, cheating, bullying, Internet liaisons and other frightening prospects in today's world? How do we guarantee they won't drive drunk, try suicide, harm themselves or others?

Susie Vanderlip is a compassionate professional with 15 years of experience informing, encouraging and educating  adults in how to reach teens on the tough topics. She, understands  teenagers'  underlying motives, feelings and pressures like few other adults. She has toured her dramatic, captivating, and thought-provoking LEGACY OF HOPE^® one-woman theatrical presentation to one million teens and adults in 47 states. She is renown in middle schools and high schools as the assembly speaker who dazzled the teens and got many to open up for the first time about feelings and fears. As a result, 25,000 teens have shared their life stories with her. 

Susie is well known among middle and high school counselors and teachers, health services organizations, juvenile probation, civic leaders, family and youth non-profit organizations, social services, and others concerned about family and youth across the country.  Invite her into your community to alert, inspire, educate, dispel myths, encourage and revitalize parents and adults who care. Susie will share concrete tools and a comprehension of the teen world and do so in an extraordinarily entertaining fashion.

Powerful Combination - Reach Teens and Parents on the same day!
Every year, Susie presents dozens of Parent-Community Evening Presentations following a day of school assemblies at local schools. GET YOUR TEENS AND PARENTS ON THE SAME PAGE! AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE PARENT-TEEN COMMUNICATION.

Schedule LEGACY OF HOPE^® for

• Community/Parent Awareness programs;
• Community Coalition consulting, events, promotional events;
• Conference Keynotes for Community Associations and Non-Profits;
• Events regarding Specific Teen and Family Issues including: 
  Aware parenting, emotional wisdom, alcohol and substance abuse, bullying, self-harm, depression, suicide, teen sexuality, gangs, AIDS/STDS, domestic violence, grief, self-esteem, peer education, character, spirituality and more.
• Stress Management & Life Fulfillment 
• School Assemblies (See YOUTH PROGRAMS)

  "Susie is a conference coordinator's dream come true! She made our convention a 
   resounding success!!!"  
       New York Counseling Association, Bonnie McCaig, Convention Coordinator

Susie has presented LEGACY OF HOPE^® for such notable organizations as:
  Parents as Teachers Conference - KS  Check out pictures!
  National Charity League - Newort Beach, CA              
   Teen Scene Unplugged - City of Santa Clarita, CA  Check out pictures!
   Believing in the Healing Conference (Native Peoples) - BC, Canada  Check out pictures!
   Four Rivers Community Health Meeting - KS   Check out pictures!
   New England Association of Addiction Recovery - NH    Check out pictures!
   Hazelden Women Healing Conferences - nationwide    Check out pictures!
   Rotary Club of VIlla Park - CA
   Juvenile Drug Court and YRC - Orange County, CA
   Child Protective Services    and many many more ...