HYPE is designed to meet the needs of students after school by providing a safe, secure, and loving environment for study, character development, and team building at nine locations throughout the area. HYPE Offers Academic Enrichment, Homework Assistance, Food and nutrition, art, music, dance, and Martial Arts.
The HYPE Afterschool Programs are supported by: South Carolina State Department of Education, Sumter School District, Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, R.E. Davis College Preparatory Academy, The City of Sumter, The Town of Pinewood, Sumter Legislative Delegation, Sumter Gallery of Art, JMBC Christian and Academic School, and Charter Communications.