“And I didn’t have that when I was a kid.”Īlthough Sayed attended school in West Dearborn, one would be mistaken to assume he was well off. “I wanted to be a doctor because I knew they made a lot of money,” explains Sayed. “It’s easier to work together than it is to work by yourself.That’s what Ali Sayed, owner of HYPE Athletics, wanted to be when he grew up. “It’s a partner or perish society,” Sayed said. He added that working with local governments and religious and community organizations is important for HYPE’s success. “We have to be able to adapt because climates, environments and communities change.” “We have to consistently be agile, Sayed said. He also said HYPE continues to strive to achieve its original goal of helping people and that the only change has been the methodology behind the help. “HYPE is a community that focuses on strengthening the infrastructure of our youth and the families through the positive development of the programs we have.” “We’ve really diversified who we are and what we do,” he said. Sayed said HYPE works to cater to all needs in the community. I feel like it’s going to be my newest of callings.” They got to get their GED, they need some confidence, they need some education, they need some training I mean it’s a very full-on initiative. “I mean they drop out of school, they don’t go to college, they’re just way behind. “These young guys, they start drugs sometimes when they’re 17-years-old,” he said.
Gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaking at HYPE’s 17th anniversary dinner – Photo by Bill Chapman Sayed stressed the importance of helping drug addicts in the community. just today,” he said, “with one person who relapsed, was clean almost a month and relapsed.” Sayed said he’s been able to help more than 100 kids in the community with drug addiction. “It could mean cognitively impaired, physically impaired, it could be different functional limitations.” “It could be a recovering addict who we’ve been helping a lot of,” Sayed said. Sayed said one of the programs the grant funding was able to create was vocational training for individuals with special needs, a term Sayed said the state defines broadly. “We have our program and service base, we have our donation base and we have some grants that help provide specific services.” “Not one dollar comes from taxes or millages,” he said. The work Sayed does for the community does not get paid for with tax dollars. The idea and the goal was to develop an environment that was somewhat controlled, where we knew that the kids were going to positively develop- whether it be in art, a specific trait, socially, emotionally, physically, mentally or cognitively.” “We had to offer something that someone wanted.
“Not every kid likes to play basketball,” he said. He said 30 recreation centers have closed in Detroit alone since he began his work in 2001.
Whether it is in the amount of people served, programs offered or the number of facilities owned. Sayed said you can measure success in a number of ways. “It’s busy now and I’m employing a lot of people.” “We turned it around its beautiful now,” Sayed said. The city of Wayne decided to enter into a lease agreement with Sayed and in August of 2015, HYPE took over the facility at 4635 Howe Road.
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