AKArama Foundation
Created in 1994 and administered by the AKArama Foundation, F.A.M.E. (Families As Mentoring Entities) is a community service, after school program serving students, grades 3rd through 6th, in the Dixon and Pirie elementary schools in the Chatham neighborhood.
Program Spotlight
The vision of the Hudson Academy Foundation is: to help children and families strive to achieve their goals by offering an array of programs and services in a diverse atmosphere; to encourage the youth to believe in themselves and stay off of the streets; and to instill discipline, honesty, and integrity while promoting self-awareness, self-esteem, and self-perseverance. Our overarching goal is to stop the cycle of poverty and dependence upon a system that is unable to meet the needs of many children and adults residing in Robbins and surrounding communities.
Website: www.hudsonacademyfoundation.org
The Food Research and Action Council identifies afterschool programs as effective venues for improving nutrition, nutrition education and physical activity (Food Research and Action Council, 2006)