BigHope Giving Campaign
BigHope empowers students in South Dallas with hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) learning—combining robotics, coding, literacy, math, mentoring, and parent engagement. Our project-based approach blends social-emotional development with hands-on activities, online tools, and enrichment experiences, sparking curiosity and building skills for the future.
We currently serve Pre-K to 5th grade students in Title I schools where over 95% are minority and 98.8% come from low-income households. All programs align with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards and are designed for educators, volunteers, and teen mentors—no prior robotics experience required.
In the past eight years, BigHope has reached 4,000+ students across Dallas ISD schools and community organizations, providing access to quality STEAM education that otherwise wouldn’t exist.
Our vision: A STEAM Lab in every South Dallas elementary school—building young innovators, one school at a time.
Your gift makes it happen:
Join us in creating future innovators. Every gift counts.
BigHope prepares students in underserved communities for opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) fields through education, engagement and inspiration. Founded by Oren O'Neal, an engineer and retired NFL player (Oakland Raiders), BigHope provides robotics, coding, mentoring, and other enrichment programs and activities to empower children living in low-income communities in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
BigHope programs provide fun, hands-on projects with curriculum that incorporates new STEAM academic and social emotional learning with the development of existing math, reading and writing skills, and are easy for teachers to integrate into their class schedule. BigHope programs and activities are provided at no cost to students and their families.
The overarching goal of BigHope is to facilitate and accelerate STEAM learning for Pre-Kindergarten - Grade 12 students to develop foundational knowledge and critical skills to create pathways to future academic and career opportunities and to build a more diverse STEAM workforce.
With a high-level of engagement and encouragement, BigHope helps to build students' knowledge, self-efficacy, exposure, motivation, skills, and interest in their learning, and create more equitable access and true pathways for students to learn and thrive, with greater opportunities for their future.
Donations for books, technology, upcoming projects, & outreaches
At BigHope, we are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable environment where all individuals feel valued, respected, and empowered. Our mission is to ensure that every member of our community has equal access to opportunities and resources, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them unique.
Organization name
BigHope
Causes
Education - K-12
Operating Budget
$100,000 - $249,999
Counties Served
Dallas
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx
Address
11625 Custer RD Suite 110 NO. 307