With your help,
hope is within reach.
The Need
Young people, especially those from underrepresented communities, face financial hardship, family stressors, parent/guardian illness, neighborhood violence, or an underperforming school—significant barriers to realizing their potential.
Our Approach
We’re with our scholars and their families for the long-term—middle school through career launch. Through Residential and Academy settings, we equip them with life preparedness, empowered learning, personal development, leadership & service, and college & career readiness.
The HOPE You Provide
Your gift is an investment in our programming, scholarships, and career pathways that directly and deeply benefit young people in Detroit who have tremendous ability and just need the opportunity.
The Adam Decker Scholarship Fund
As a young man, Adam attended St. Hugo of the Hills where he developed wonderful, lifelong friendships. He then went on to Brother Rice High School where he was an outstanding multi-sport student-athlete. After Brother Rice, he earned his Degree in Finance from Michigan State University where he played football and was a Scholar-Athlete; he earned Big Ten All-Academic Honors each of his seasons at MSU.
After college, Adam received his Law Degree with High Honors from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He went on to practice law in Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana for 11 years. Adam loved life and spending time with his family and friends. The friendships with his high school and college buddies brought great joy to his life. He especially enjoyed playing golf with his buddies and anything else that brought friends and family together. He was deeply loved and will be sorely missed by many.
Your support of the Adam Decker Scholarship Fund will provide need-based financial support to our collegians who are pursuing a degree at Michigan State University.
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NAME CHANGE AND DONATIONS
We’re so grateful for your support of Hope Ignites Detroit, formerly Boys Hope Girls Hope of Detroit! As we work through our legal name change with the Internal Revenue Service, we need your help to ensure gifts reach us without delay.
We’ve seen some confusion in online giving portals during this transition. While we’re updating our name to Hope Ignites in these systems, some portals and donor-advised fund (DAF) databases may still list us as Boys Hope Girls Hope until the IRS change is complete. Please double-check the name, address, and EIN before you give:
Name: Hope Ignites Detroit (or Boys Hope Girls Hope of Detroit)
EIN: 38-2536444
Once your gift is made, you can help us with one additional step—email John.Doyle@hopeignites.org or Rebecca.Limbaugh@hopeignites.org so we can confirm it’s been received and applied as intended.
Thank you for standing with us during this transition—we couldn’t do this without you.