2014 24 Hour Charity Shootout is Now Open
How many free throws can you shoot in 15 minutes? On Saturday & Sunday July 5-6, Helping Hoops will hold the third annual 24 Hour Charity Shootout at Albert Park College.

How many free throws can you shoot in 15 minutes? On Saturday & Sunday July 5-6, Helping Hoops will hold the third annual 24 Hour Charity Shootout at Albert Park College.

May 5 saw Helping Hoops celebrate our fourth birthday. Like all four year-olds, we've developed at a rapid rate and are learning every day. Also like all four year-old, we're having a lot of fun but also realise our best years and biggest achievements are yet to come.

Helping Hoops makes $0 from our services. We exist for the benefit of the community. This is why corporate support is so important to our sustained success. We would like to offer our thanks to DPM Financial Services who have extended their sponsorship for a second year.

Once again, Helping Hoops has been the recipient of signed merchandise from the Los Angles Lakers. This year's delivery includes: Basketball signed by entire 2013-14 team Basketball signed by Kobe Bryant Basketball signed by Pau Gasol Jersey signed by Steve Nash Championship Hat signed by Derek Fisher Magazine signed by Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash and Pau Gasol Individually signed black and white glossy photos of entire 2013-14 team These items will be used for promotional purposed in the lead up to the 24 Hour Charity Shootout, and also during the upcoming Melbourne Tigers season.

Every school holidays, Helping Hoops puts on a special tournament as a reward-for-effort for our kids. The April 2014 holidays saw us head to Fitzroy and team up with our friends at Yarra Youth Services, who put on the Spectacle Festival.


Children and young people attending Helping Hoops programs may come from migrant or refugee backgrounds, living in inner-city public housing estates, have an intellectual disability or special needs, or may be socioeconomically disadvantaged in some way.
Helping Hoops aims to build self-esteem, provide a sense of belonging and community, aid social cohesion, instill discipline, develop goal setting and leadership skills, and promote a healthy and active lifestyle.

