A few words about us
Let us introduce ourselves
HOOP UK is a registered charity which operates as a membership organisation to represent the voice of the obese person. HOOP members form a mutual support group and provide a valuable link between those who struggle on a daily basis and the healthcare organisations that provide evidence based weight management services.
HOOP members are experts by experience who deserve, and who now have, a voice.
Our story
How it all came to be
HOOP was formed in 2010 by Lesley McCormack who set up a social media platform to support the parents of obese children who were not getting any assistance from their local healthcare services. Volunteer online administrators – all experts by experience – were recruited and helped manage the growing number of members.
In 2013, the organisation became a registered charity. By this time, it had a total membership in excess of five thousand people, had recruited more volunteer administrators and had appointed a board of trustees.
HOOP now trains and develops it’s volunteers to support the work that the organisation does strategically to bring awareness surrounding the plight of the obese person.
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