The CHOP Program Corporation is a non-profit organization dedicated to Improving Communities by Encouraging and Supporting Post Secondary Education.
Through a variety of programs, including the unique CHOP College Fair, we help youth in every community understand the importance of education while providing them with the Hope, Support, and Resources they need to realize their potential. And we get results!
Our programs are completely revitalizing our students attitudes toward graduating from high school and going to college. So partner with CHOP today and help create future College Boys and College Girls in your community.
With the help of certified professionals, local Greek organizations, campus based organizations, volunteers, community businesses, and celebrities, CHOP aims to improve our communities by increasing the number of students that finish high school and go on to pursue post-secondary education. CHOP accomplishes this through various activities including its popular college fair program which merges Hip-Hop with education.
History
Realizing the importance of education and the power of Hip-Hop, founder Carlos Coleman sought to create a program that would use the
undeniable influence of Hip-Hop to encourage today's youth to complete high school and pursue higher education. Through his vision, and fundamental belief that all students deserved to be exposed to a variety of post secondary institution,The Community Hip-Hop Outreach "Project College Fair" was created in January 2002. Three years later Coleman Pleadged is life to the cause "Education for All" and later formed the Company in 2005 as the Community Hope Outreach Program Corporation.
Mission
Improving Communities by Supporting and Encouraging Post-Secondary Education
Accomplishments
Over the past five years CHOP has proven to be an innovative organization that serves a true need in many communities with a cutting edge educational program method that gets results. Since 2005, CHOP has organized college fairs attended by more than 3,000 high school juniors and seniors. Recruiters from more than 100 college and universities have participated in fairs in Augusta, Savannah, Valdosta, and Clarkston, Georgia. The Richmond County Board of Education and the Dekalb County School System participate in the CHOP College Fair Program as a school sponsored field trip annually. CHOP has also awarded more than 275 scholarships and secured more than $185,000.00 in application fee waivers.
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