Many Club members start with us severely deficient in core educational disciplines. We provide supportive staff, educational stability and access to vital Academic Success Programs that help youth face their educational challenges.
Academic Success
TEENS ARE GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL
100% of teen members who participated in our College Bound program graduated high school compared to 84% of non-participants. 96% of Club teen members pursued post-secondary education.
GRADES ARE IMPROVING
Last year, the Club provided one-on-one academic case management to 758 youth who began the year with D or F grades in English and/or math. 80% of case-managed members demonstrated an improvement of at least one grade level over the school year.
MEMBERS ARE EXCELLING IN STEM
50% of Club senior girls are three times more likely to express an interest in a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) career compared with 16% of senior girls nationally.
Academic Success Programs
Achievement in Middle School (AIM)
Provides activities to help prepare middle school kids for success in high school and assist them with the transition. Members participate in college trips, academic and career workshops, case management, and tutoring.
Marathon STEM Academy
Each of the 13 modules explores a different facet of STEM via hands-on learning. The program culminates with a STEM Day competition.
Career Launch
Encourages teen members to assess their skills and interests, explore careers, make sound educational decisions and prepare to join an ever-changing workforce.
College Bound
College prep program that helps teens achieve academic and career goals through one-one-on case management, academic workshops, college field trips and access to scholarship opportunities.
CyberPatriot
Cybersecurity program created by the Air Force Association (AFA) to inspire teens toward careers in STEM disciplines.
Money Matters
Promotes financial responsibility and independence among teen members by building their basic money management skills.
My.Future
Online modular based program with each session focusing on a different aspect of digital literacy.
Power Hour
Daily one-hour program that provides homework help, tutoring and high-yield learning activities.
Project Learn
Strengthens math proficiencies through team-building games.
SAT Prep
Provides students with the necessary tools and guides to increase their skill sets for the SAT exam.
StellarXplorers
Hands-on space design challenge involving all aspects of space system development and operation with a spacecraft and payload focus.
STEM Discovery
Youth utilize hands-on explorative activities to learn the fundamentals of scientific theory.
VEX IQ
Team-building robotics program where kids code, design and operate their own robots.
Workforce Development
Program to meet the changing needs of a 21st century workforce. With one-one-one case management, teens are navigated through the process of resume creation, job applications, interview preparation and persisting in employment including skill-based internships.
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Leadership
Under the direction of Board of Directors President Lori Henderson and CEO Kim Richards, three core departments run a lean leadership team behind the scenes.
Our Approach
Our programs offer compassion with action to help improve lives. We are always tracking, asking for feedback and getting input from Club members and their families to improve.
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