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Thousands are coming together to fold, float, and fight for the missing.
Thousands are coming together to fold, float, and fight for the missing.
Hope Floats: The Forgotten Fleet is powered by ordinary people doing something extraordinary—folding paper boats to honor every long-term missing person in the U.S.
Hope Floats: The Forgotten Fleet is powered by ordinary people doing something extraordinary—folding paper boats to honor every long-term missing person in the U.S.
There’s a role for everyone. Choose yours below.
There’s a role for everyone. Choose yours below.
Make a Tribute
Make a Tribute
Honor someone missing by name
Honor someone missing by name
Submit a tribute to add a loved one’s name to our Virtual Tribute Wall and float a paper boat in their memory during our 2026 events.
Donate
Donate
Help Us Launch the Fleet
Help Us Launch the Fleet
Support the first wave of Hope Floats. Your donation funds tribute kits, family outreach, and the systems we need to honor 25,000 missing people nationwide in Fall 2026.
There’s a role for everyone. Choose yours.
There’s a role for everyone. Choose yours.
Start a Folding Hub
Start a Folding Hub
Become part of the national fleet by helping us fold hundreds of tribute boats with your community.
Become part of the national fleet by helping us fold hundreds of tribute boats with your community.
Deadlines
Deadlines
Kit request deadline:
March 1, 2026
Final return deadline:
April 15, 2026
Fold with Your Community
Fold with Your Community
Become part of the national fleet by organizing a Folding Hub at your school, workplace, church, or library.
Commit to folding 500+ tribute boats
Receive bulk flyers, signage, and folding guides
Create a meaningful experience for your group
Fold from Home
Fold from Home
Want to help but don’t need an official hub? You can fold from home with friends or family.
Commit to folding at least 100 tribute boats
We’ll send you everything in one bulk kit
No single-flyer mailouts for this option
Volunteer
Volunteer
Be part of a powerful day of remembrance.
Be part of a powerful day of remembrance.
Event volunteers help with setup, tribute handouts, memory spaces, and more.
Become a Partner
Become a Partner
Use your voice, platform, or reach to help bring Hope Floats to life.
We’re welcoming partners, sponsors, media allies, and amplifiers.
Just Want to Fold? You’re in.
Just Want to Fold? You’re in.
You don’t have to donate, lead, or register a hub to be part of the fleet.
We’ll open up flyer requests and folding instructions in January 2026.
Stay connected by following us on social. When the time comes, we’ll make it easy for you to grab flyers and fold from home.
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