Click
here to see
November 2006 HDSF interview with Tony Hill
on Comcast NEWSMAKERS.
Click
here to check out
the article by Melanie Kaplan, "For 'Hoop Dreams'
scholars, quitting is the only unavailable option"
in the November 16, 2006 edition of the Christian Science Monitor.
Click
here to view
the ABC NewsNow "All Together Now" segment
about HDSF that aired nationwide
on October 10, 2006.
Read about HDSF in the September issue of
Smart
CEO.
Click
here to view
a
highlight video of our
11th Annual HDSF 3-on-3 Charity
Basketball Tournament and Community Festival.
Click
here to see a special 12 minute
HDSF
Congressional Reception video.
Click
here to see
our recent interview with Tony Hill on Comcast Local
Edition.
Click
here
to read about Arthur Agee and
"Hoop Dreams" the documentary.
Special thanks to all our funders, supporters, and
friends for your continued dedication and assistance in helping Hoop
Dreams "Empower the
Pursuit of Dreams."
Check out our
highlights from our 10th Anniversary Gala in 2007.
Thank you
to the team at Gearshift Productions for their fantastic editing and
video production!
Unlike traditional mentorship, our Empowerment Program benefits both
student and adult. During the beginning of each school year we pair
about 80 teenagers with college-educated mentors. These adults help
guide them through the sometimes overwhelming college application
process.
Hoop Dreams Scholarship
Fund to close
It is with a heavy, humbled and very grateful heart that I let you
know that we have made the very difficult decision to bring the
operations of The Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund to a planned close,
which will take place over the next few months. The HDSF Board of
Directors on June 22, 2009 made a very responsible decision to
adopt a resolution to dissolve our organization.
Click
here for
answers to specific questions about how the closing may impact
you.
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Real dreams. Dreams of a better education, an enriched life, and a
stronger community. Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund (HDSF) recognized
a need to ensure students, who have worked hard amidst social,
economic, and racial disparities, get the opportunity to excel in
college and in the workforce. Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund works
to create relationships, build networks and provide resources
that:
empower and support underserved DC public high
school students and HDSF alumni to find their best pathways to
post-secondary education, a career and an enriched life;
build bridges of understanding and collaboration
between diverse communities in the metropolitan Washington DC
region; and
promote an on-going commitment to community
responsibility and a lasting spirit among students, volunteers,
supporters, and all involved.
Since 1996, HDSF has helped nearly 1,000 students
to college through the combination of our year-long college &
career prep programs and the awarding of over 1,805 new and
renewal academic college scholarships. HDSF works to empower DC
public high school youth, so they can find their best pathways to
college, career, and life success. Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund
offers students a unique opportunity to develop relationships with
local professionals, receive academic scholarships, build
networks, and access resources that will help enrich lives. Most
of these students are the first in their family to attend college
and come from very challenging social and economic circumstances.
But more than "getting kids into college" - HDSF prepares students
for life. Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund is about Building Bridges
of Success while Empowering the Pursuit of Dreams.
Senator John Kerry at the 8th Annual Hoop
Dreams Scholarship Fund Congressional Reception on May 11th
in The United States Capitol Building.
HDSF would like to
congratulate our friend and supporter Mr. Ebong Eka for the
successful launch of his new fashion clothing line, Mi
Chiamo Eka. On August 25, 2008, Mi Chiamo Eka made its
fashion debut on the runway at K Street Lounge. A portion of
the proceeds from Mr. Eka's clothing launch fundraiser
benefited HDSF. Thank you to everyone who attended and
supported our dear friend Ebong and his new line!. And thank
you for supporting the
Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund.
The work HDSF does with our students does not
end after they graduate from high school. We continue to
remain a presence in the lives of our students as they enter
college, the workforce and beyond.
Adonal Foyle of the Golden State Warriors, Susie Kay and
Lawrence Moten of the Maryland Nighthawks at the 11th
Annual Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund 3-on-3 Basketball
Tournament and Community Festival
On May 7, 2009 HDSF hosted
its 11th Annual Congressional Reception in the Mike
Mansfield Room of the U.S. Capitol. For more than a
decade HDSF has sought to connect students from
Washington, D.C. Public Schools with Members of Congress
and local business leaders. This night was a special
night where our students could be honored for their many
accomplishments.
Click here to view our video.
WAMU 88.5 FM
Listen as Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund student Jaren
Davis was recently profiled on WAMU's 88.5 FM. Jaren, a
17-year-old senior at Washington Math Science Technology
Public Charter High School will attend Georgetown
University in the fall.
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Click
here to visit the new Hoop
Dreams Scholarship Fund page on facebook.
Click
here to visit
HDSFtv on YouTube. Watch our Mentoring Workshop
video.
Senator John McCain at the 8th Annual Hoop Dreams
Scholarship Fund Congressional Reception on May 22,
2006. The event was held inside the Mansfield Room of
The United States Capitol.
Councilman
Jack Evans presented
HDSF with a $500,000 grant from the Government of the
District of Columbia to support programs and
scholarships. Pictured above are HDSF students and
mentors, with Susie Kay, Cynthia Dinkins, and Councilman
Jack Evans.
Additional Sponsors
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Eric and Marianne Billings Foundation
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The Herb Block Foundation
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The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz
Foundation
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Capital One
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Choice Hotels International Foundation
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Citigroup Foundation
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Capital Alumni
Network (CAN)
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Cvent, Inc.
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Demetri Diavatis
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The
Samuel R. Dweck Foundation
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DWG,
Doing Well & Good
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The
Mark David Ein Foundation
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Ernst & Young
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Raul
J. Fernandez
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Ann
and Tom Friedman
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Philip L. Graham Fund
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CBS
Radio
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KPMG,
LLP/KPMG Washington Foundation
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Paul,
Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
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Phyllis
McClure
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The Morningstar Foundation
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Edwin and Penelope Peskowitz
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
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The
Sallie Mae Fund
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United Way of the National Capital Area/United Way
Community Service Fund
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Tien
and Beverly Wong Foundation
Susie Kay and Ted Leonsis at the
Executive Leaders Series breakfast on May 31st,
presented by ExecutiveBiz.
