Non Profit Youth Development Organization

Beyond Hoops (BH) is a basketball and life skills program run by Youth Initiative Canada, a non profit organization that empowers youth through sport, education and entrepreneurship. Beyond Hoops was established in 2010 and activities are conducted in Canada and Africa.
Targeting youth between 8 – 18 years of age, the programs at Beyond Hoops aim to help to develop proper basketball fundamentals while promoting life skills development. We aim to impart life skills that far exceed the game of basketball and the world of sports.
Beyond Hoops builds on sport's potential to empower, motivate and inspire today's youth. Sport is inherently about drawing on, developing and showcasing people’s strengths and capacities. Beyond Hoops shines a light on what youth can do, rather than what they cannot do. This approach is strength-based and develops both hope and a positive outlook for youth and the communities they live in.