Holistic Offerings & Opportunity for People, Inc. was established in 2008 to engage the extremely low-income neighborhoods and the obstacles youth in the city face.
From the organization's inception, the need to engage foster, homeless, juvenile justice-involved, and underserved youth was evident through the various community assessments and surveys. In practice and theory, transforming individual behaviors is vital when deterring recidivism and reducing negative reactions to inequalities exacerbated by a lack of support or advocacy. H.O.O.P. Inc. established a network of professionals, lifelong educators, juvenile justice administrators, high-character college students, and business owners focused on motivating, engaging, and providing a positive role model to underserved youth.