What Is H.O.O.D
Many people look at the word hood to be someone or a place that is violent, brutal, and gang oriented. However, hood is a word that derived from the word neighborhood. A neighborhood is an area set apart for some purpose, having a customized feature or people living in a particular area. So, everyone is hood or lives in a neighborhood. So, the question is what hood are you claiming? Are you Helping Others Obtain Direction or are you Helping Others Obtain Destruction? We are here to help others obtain direction. We are here to help guide one another to seek higher education, to provide support through brotherhood/sisterhood, through expressing acts of compassion to others and ourselves and to direct each other to success and to stay successful.
Mission
The mission is to help each other and others to succeed in life by providing education, direction, compassion, and brotherhood/ sisterhood in at-risk communities.
Vision
The vision of H.O.O.D is to empower brothers and sisters to be active citizens in their communities by meeting the needs in at-risk areas, creating non-violent socials, and partnering with other organizations to help meet the needs in our local communities.
Core Values
I. Education
II. Direction
III. Compassion
IV. Brotherhood/Sisterhood