Can anything Good come from the HOOD?
The Hood Series is a movement birthed through iTECH Impact that turns our neighborhoods into stages of faith, family, freedom, and community pride, through three powerful celebrations: HoodComing, HoodFriday, and HoodTeenth.
Inspired by John 1:46 — "Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?" … "Come and see."
The Question That Started a Movement
John 1:45–46
"Philip found Nathanael and told him, 'We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.' 'Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?' Nathanael asked. 'Come and see,' said Philip."
Throughout history, the most powerful answer to doubt has never been an argument, it's been an invitation. When Nathanael questioned whether anything good could come from Nazareth, he was expressing a prejudice born from societal narratives about place and people. But Philip knew something Nathanael didn't. He knew that the greatest transformation in human history was about to emerge from that very place everyone had written off.
That's the heart of the Hood Series.
The Hood Series was born in response to that same question, just in a different form. When people ask, "Can anything good come from the hood?", we extend the same invitation Philip gave: Come and see.
Redefining "HOOD"
For too long, the word "hood" has carried negative connotations: poverty, crime, lack, limitation. But we're reclaiming this word and restoring its true meaning.
Hood represents NEIGHBORHOOD.
Hood represents HOME.
Hood represents the place where families gather, where communities unite, where transformation begins, where resilience is formed, where creativity and innovation flourishes, and where world-changers emerge.
Just as Jesus came from Nazareth, the hood of His time, to change the world, extraordinary things are emerging from our hoods to transform communities, cities, and nations.
The hood isn't a limitation; it's a foundation.
It's not a place of shame; it's a place of significance.
It's not where dreams die; it's where destinies are born.
The Hood Series: One Movement, Three Celebrations
The Hood Series is a movement with three powerful celebrations that honor our communities and rewrite our narratives:
From One City to Many: A Model for Communities Everywhere
iTECH Impact's Hood Series isn't just a series of events. This is a model for community transformation that can be adopted across the nation. We're showing communities everywhere how to celebrate their heritage, honor their sacrifices, proclaim their freedom, and showcase their excellence.
The Hood Series isn't about changing perceptions through words, it's about transforming perspectives through experience. It's about creating spaces where family reunites, where community celebrates, where stories are rewritten, and where the greatness that has always existed finally gets the spotlight it deserves.
We're proving that every neighborhood, every hood, has greatness within it waiting to be celebrated and amplified.
Your Yes Matters
When you support the Hood Series, you're not just attending events, you're investing in a movement that redefines communities, restores pride, rebuilds unity, and releases transformation. You're proving that the answer to "Can anything good come from the hood?" is a resounding YES, and inviting the world to come and see the proof.