Join our mission to create a better world for AlongCameAHop.org and beyond.
Empowering Communities for Change in a Global STEM Economy
Join our mission to create a better world for AlongCameAHop.org and beyond.
Help Our Cause to advance Science Technology Engineering Art and Math (STEAM) to underserved Young People in the Caribbean and Central/Latin Americas
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve educational and economic conditions on a global scale. Your generous donation will fund our mission towards supporting underrepresented Youth in STEM.
1st Official Along Came A Hop GoFundMe Campaign
Check out our 1st Official GoFundMe campaign!
We are Along Came A Hop, a passionate group dedicated to promoting STEM education in underserved communities. Our mission is to empower young minds in the Caribbean and Central America by providing them with essential STEM supplies and resources to enhance their learning experience.
As of today, the Caribbean and Central/Latin America are behind the globe by more than 10 years in science-technology-engineering-mathematics (STEM) and STEM-related career disciplines.
These communities are hit yearly by devastating hurricanes and local funding goes directly to emergency resources—not STEM.
Our STEM kits are crafted in partnership with local K-12 classrooms, Science Departments of multiple 4-year public universities within Alabama, and provide resources for transition classrooms and displaced students. Teachers are able to quickly build lesson plans while schools are being rebuilt, scholarships for books and materials, and finally we also provide professional business attire for the many young people who must choose to seek work due to the financial inability to afford an education.
Along Came A Hop continues to honor our motto of "STEAM and Individual Talent In-Between".
About AlongCameAHop.org 501(c)(3)
Our History
Our Fundraising Partnerships
Our Fundraising Partnerships
Hello! Hola! Welcome to AlongCameAHop!! I'm Heather, the founder of our organization and wanted to share a bit about who we are. Founded in 2020 as a grassroots initiative to close the gender and racial gaps in STEM we are doing important work while operating in The Rocket City of the South - Huntsville, Alabama. We are a Woman and Minori
Hello! Hola! Welcome to AlongCameAHop!! I'm Heather, the founder of our organization and wanted to share a bit about who we are. Founded in 2020 as a grassroots initiative to close the gender and racial gaps in STEM we are doing important work while operating in The Rocket City of the South - Huntsville, Alabama. We are a Woman and Minority/Trinidad American led organization with a dedicated background in youth STEM/Education, Agriculture Bio-Technology, and Research/ Development Programs. We are driven to change by the distinct diversity and gender gaps both in the STEM labor force and graduate populations.
Our Fundraising Partnerships
Our Fundraising Partnerships
Our Fundraising Partnerships
Hello, I am Paul McMurtray, our fundraising initiative lead and Chief of Operations. At Along Came A Hop, we believe that the future of innovation depends on diversity and inclusivity. Our mission is to provide minority youth with the resources, opportunities, and support they need to thrive in STEM fields—science, technology, engineerin
Hello, I am Paul McMurtray, our fundraising initiative lead and Chief of Operations. At Along Came A Hop, we believe that the future of innovation depends on diversity and inclusivity. Our mission is to provide minority youth with the resources, opportunities, and support they need to thrive in STEM fields—science, technology, engineering, and math.
Unfortunately, minority communities are underrepresented in these fields, creating barriers to equal opportunity and limiting the diversity of voices in the future of science and technology. Through strategic fundraising, we at Along Came A Hop aim to close this gap by offering hands-on learning experiences, mentorship from professionals, and access to the tools and resources necessary for success.
Our Board Chair
Our Fundraising Partnerships
Our Board Chair
About our Board Chair Mr. Tom Stofac.
Tom, leads and provides sound advice that ensures Along Came A Hop (ACAHOP) legally and fiscally operates as a not for profit organization dedicated to enhancing, promoting, and providing resources to families, educators, and learning institutions. These areas are all focused on STE(A)M learning activi
About our Board Chair Mr. Tom Stofac.
Tom, leads and provides sound advice that ensures Along Came A Hop (ACAHOP) legally and fiscally operates as a not for profit organization dedicated to enhancing, promoting, and providing resources to families, educators, and learning institutions. These areas are all focused on STE(A)M learning activities, curriculum enhancement, internships and job opportunities.
Our individual Board Members understand the significant need within the Caribbean and Central / Latin American countries and the lack the resources to enhance and create opportunities to underserved populations of young people.
We invite you to come along on this important journey with us as we provide a Hop of opportunity to those in need Every. Single. Day.
Our Team
Our Partners
Our Board Chair
Our educational team is led by Ms. Jessica Vazquez who has been a long standing advocate for equity amongst Institutions of Higher Education, Science and STEM-based Private Research Institutions. She facilitates programs for our Community Youth and Faith-based partners, current and former non-profit CEO's, Government/Grant Professionals,
Our educational team is led by Ms. Jessica Vazquez who has been a long standing advocate for equity amongst Institutions of Higher Education, Science and STEM-based Private Research Institutions. She facilitates programs for our Community Youth and Faith-based partners, current and former non-profit CEO's, Government/Grant Professionals, Ministries of Education; all within our operational footprint. Our Headquarters is located in The Rocket City - Huntsville, Alabama, we have a partner satellite in Fredericktown, Ohio, and our Operational Hub is located in Belize City, Belize - Central America.
Our Partners
Our Partners
Our Partners
We partner with a wide range of STEM focused organizations and businesses in the community to provide repurposed, comprehensive STEM curriculums and K-12 learning kits. We take into account the social and economic needs of our partnering countries by supporting youth based services that are unique to the learning conditions of each partne
We partner with a wide range of STEM focused organizations and businesses in the community to provide repurposed, comprehensive STEM curriculums and K-12 learning kits. We take into account the social and economic needs of our partnering countries by supporting youth based services that are unique to the learning conditions of each partnering country. Our combined experiences as both educators, faculty, and grant panelists have further strengthened the strategic vision to provide a Hop of opportunity in the STEM fields to underrepresented young people on a global scale. We proudly serve marginalized youth in the United States with a special emphasis on those currently living in the Caribbean, Central America, and Latin American countries. Here’s how we get them involved!
On-going STEM CURICULUM
STEM Kits, Student & Teacher Guides, Transport to Schools
$100.00
One of our partners at the UAH Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI) regional site is working with us once again to repurpose previous edition Student Guides, Teacher Guides, and STEM kits such as electrical conductors, biology kits, and more! This time our task is to repurpose a WAREHOUSE of STEM kits in near-perfect condition and ship them to our partnering countries within the Caribbean and Central America. We are seeking DONATIONS to help us cover the immense transportation costs that consist of Truck to Port (Huntsville, Alabama to Texas), Barge to Island, and Duty Taxes.
SPECIAL TAX DONATION OFFER - WE WILL MATCH THIS DONATION AMOUNT!
On-going STEM CURICULUM
STEM Kits, Student & Teacher Guides, Transport to Schools
$250.00
One of our partners at the UAH Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI) regional site is working with us once again to repurpose previous edition Student Guides, Teacher Guides, and STEM kits such as electrical conductors, biology kits, and more! This time our task is to repurpose a WAREHOUSE of STEM kits in near-perfect condition and ship them to our partnering countries within the Caribbean and Central America. We are seeking DONATIONS to help us cover the immense transportation costs that consist of Truck to Port (Huntsville, Alabama to Texas), Barge to Island, and Duty Taxes.
SPECIAL TAX DONATION OFFER - WE WILL MATCH THIS DONATION AMOUNT!
On-going STEM CURICULUM
STEM Kits, Student & Teacher Guides, Transport to Schools
$500.00
One of our partners at the UAH Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI) regional site is working with us once again to repurpose previous edition Student Guides, Teacher Guides, and STEM kits such as electrical conductors, biology kits, and more! This time our task is to repurpose a WAREHOUSE of STEM kits in near-perfect condition and ship them to our partnering countries within the Caribbean and Central America. We are seeking DONATIONS to help us cover the immense transportation costs that consist of Truck to Port (Huntsville, Alabama to Texas), Barge to Island, and Duty Taxes.
SPECIAL TAX DONATION OFFER - WE WILL MATCH THIS DONATION AMOUNT!
Partnering with Alabama Universities and Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative to repurpose and deliver K-12 STEM Kits
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Our Mission: STEM and Service
Our Motto is, Youth STE(A)M and Individual talent in-between. We focus on STE(A)M inside and outside of the classroom. We acknowledge and address the economic needs that impacts each child's given talent in-between. Your donations help provide for and sustain the love of learning for our children and students.
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Our Partners
