Hip-Hop Summit Youth Council

The Hip-Hop Summit Youth Council (HHSYC) does advocacy to protect the rights, interests, and future of our youth and young adults while addressing a host of issues that confront them daily.

By partnering with schools, the entertainment industry, private and government agencies, we have created a unique network that provides the resources to help young people fulfill their social and academic goals.

Through the use of Hip-Hop, we have bridged the communication gap between our youth and adults, and have earned the trust and respect of both.

HHSYC Statement on Homelessness and Home Aid:

The Hip-Hop Summit Youth Council’s Hip-Hop 4 Better Housing program and their Hip-Hop Against Poverty initiative has teamed up with Home Aid to bring attention to homelessness and the economic needs of the less fortunate.

We are reaching out to the celebrity community, elected officials, and the private sector to address the needs of homeless men, women, children, and veterans who live in poverty and sleep on the streets, in shelters, subways, airports, bus stations, cars and abandon buildings.

Poverty and illiteracy are two of the root causes of most of the social problems experienced by people in cities throughout America. Through the power of education, we can eliminate poverty so that citizens can improve their quality of life.

According to a U.S. Census report, approximately 43.6 million Americans (14.3%) were living in poverty in 2009, up from 39.8 million (13.2%) in 2008. The recession, record job losses, and foreclosures helped push more than 170,000 families into homeless shelters in 2009, up nearly 30% since 2007 when the recession first gripped the nation, according to the 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (prepared by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development).

Throughout the year, approximately 1.6 million people find themselves without a home. In 2009 the national estimate of homeless persons on a given night was 643,000. While the number fell by 5% from 2008, the number of homeless families increased for the second straight year.

We are very concerned about America's young families, especially those with children, who find it hard to maintain employment due to the shrinking, competitive job market.  Sadly, female veterans, many with children, are among the growing ranks of the homeless.

Through the power of aligning Hip-Hop, celebrities, and the media, our goal is to bring attention to the plight of the homeless; work with elected officials to draft new legislation which provides relief for the homeless; assist those experiencing foreclosure; and make this a better world for our poor and disadvantaged fellow citizens.

Hip Hop Summit Youth Council: Hip Hop Against Poverty campaign
Busta Rhymes	Charles Fisher and Chuck D
Charles Fisher and Jadakiss	Jim Jones and Charles Fisher
Randy Fisher and Juelz Santana	Randy Fisher and Rick Ross