About Us

A college education is the new high school education!

Interim Executive Director Moussa Traore

Moussa Traore
Executive Director

If our students are supported by their families, schools and community, every student can realize their full potential and share their gifts with the region and the world.

The Hazel Park Promise lives in all of us!
The Hazel Park Promise is perhaps best known for providing college scholarships to graduates of Hazel Park High School. Students who live in the district, attended Hazel Park Schools benefit from scholarship funding for all or part of their college tuition.

The Hazel Park Promise is far more than a scholarship program or a fundraising campaign. The Hazel Park Promise seeks to fuel school reform, energize regional economic development and transform the lives of students and families in Oakland County.

Our commitment is to a region that is healthy and prosperous, where the forces of public and private sectors coalesce for the good of people in our community. Our conviction is that regional vitality cannot exist without a strong and well-functioning city at the core.

If they dream BIG and work HARD, they will go far!

Why Choose Us


The Hazel Park Promise motivates students to Dream Big and Work Hard by providing scholarships regardless of family income.


  • We are making Higher Education affordable
  • Equips parents with tools to assist students pursuing higher education
  • Nurture support to ensure persistence and retention
  • We provide college financial assitance & mentoring relationships
  • FAFSA workshops helping parents & students navigate all the paper work

Who We Are


Student graduates
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Hazel Park Promise Zone
PO Box 514,
Hazel Park MI 48030

Phone: (248) 658-5183
Email: moussa.traore@myhpsd.org


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