Hope Happens' mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals with Neurological Disorders by inspiring collaborative research to find cures, providing HOPE to everyone afflicted with or connected to a Neurological Disease. Chris Hobler founded ALS Hope which became Hope Happens in the fall of 2004. Among Hope Happens' accomplishments is the founding of the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (hopecenter.wustl.edu), a collaboration with the Washington University Medical School in St. Louis, MO.