Meet Our Founder

Refill Hope was founded by Hannah Carter, inspired by a lifetime of witnessing quiet, meaningful acts of service rooted in community. From an early age, Hannah saw what it meant to give without expectation through her great uncle, Salvador “ Tio Nano” Castillo Jr., who devoted his life to helping others, often praying over unhoused communities at night and offering whatever little he had with deep compassion and humility.

The same spirit of care shows up in Hannah’s partner, Jeff Hunt, who’s instinct to pick up a piece of trash on a first date and say, “We need to take care of our planet, we live here too,” reflected a shared belief that caring for people and the environment go hand in hand. Alongside them is a community of friends and family brought together through unlikely, almost unbelievable connections, proof that community doesn’t always make sense, but it always shows up.

These influences inspire Hannah daily to create real, tangible change. Refill Hope exists to encourage people to care for one another, to take responsibility for the spaces we share, and to remind us that when we act as a community, hope becomes something we can refill, together.