Not Just Hoops Inc.
Not-for-profit Organization
Not Just Hoops Inc. is a not-for-profit organization based in Brooklyn, New York that offers youth recreational activities and health & wellness programs. The founders of this organization believes that sharing common values can increase the prosperity of this community.
Helping the Community
Our staff members are a diverse group of individuals with a wide range of skills and expertise. We have banded together to make a difference in the lives of people living in the Bedford Stuyvesant and Ocean Hill communities. We do not sit on the basketball bench and wait to be a 'sub', we are the first string of players to engage in the community needs.
The Genesis of Our Organization
Our Founders, two local business owners and a concerned community resident, realized that the community needed support to improve their way of living. So, these Founders started Not Just Hoops August 2010 to provide assistance to the community residents. Not Just Hoops is passionate about people in need and care about the community as a whole.
About The Founder
Deon Davis-Harris
My name is Deon Davis-Harris, I am the Founder and Executive Director of Not Just Hoops. I am a wife and a mother of two boys that I was blessed to bring into the world. I am also fortunate to have four step children and eight grandchildren. I've been a resident of Bedford-Stuyvesant over 30 years. I recently retired from New York City Transit and have worked for them for almost 35 years. I was a Budget Manager for the Department of Subways and my job was to prepare and monitor the yearly budget, request the hiring of personnel and act as a liaison in requesting resources needed to serve Transit commuters with the most efficient subway service.
On Sunday, June 2nd, 2024 I was awarded the Seeds In The Middle Community Action Award for my continued community work for the Bedford-Stuyvesant residents.