The Hazleton Department of Parks and Recreation and Hazleton Integration Project (HIP) have joined together to create the brand new Hazleton Basketball League.

In October of 2025, the City of Hazleton’s Parks and Recreation Department will partner with the Hazleton Integration Project (HIP) to develop the Hazleton Basketball League (HBL); children’s winter league to be held at the Hazleton One Community Center. Open to boys and girls in grades 2-6, training sessions are held every Monday and Wednesday. Workouts run from 6-7 PM for 2nd and 3rd graders, and 7-8 PM for grades 4-6. Stop by Hazleton One Community Center to sign up your child!

HIP Center hosts Policy Committee, Latino Caucus for workforce development roundtable

The Hazleton Integration Project hosted the Pennsylvania State House Majority Policy Committee and the Legislative Latino Caucus for an Immigration and Workforce Development Roundtable in September, 2025. READ MORE HERE

Presidential Volunteer Service Award

On May 18th, HIP honored 26 members of the youth group HIP Corp United to receive presidential volunteer service awards. Students received a Bronze Award for volunteering from 100-174 hours, Silver Award from 175-249 hours, and Gold Award from 250+ hours. Each student received certificates of recognition from Congressman Rob Bresnahan, Senator Argall, and State Representative Dane Watro. Read More

AllOne Foundation kicks off 10th anniversary at Hazleton Integration Project

AllOne Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary on Friday at Hazleton Integration Project. 

Cosgrove and others from AllOne joined the regular Friday Soul Kitchen dinner that the HIP Center provides for the public.

Students from Penn State Hazleton and Hazleton Area High School volunteered to serve. They included Lion Ambassadors and students in the Schiavo Scholars program at Penn State and students in the world language program at the high school. READ MORE HERE