A&B Board members with Drew

We are a 501 (c)(3) organization and donations are encouraged.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
Dora Juniel: Chair
Dr. Carol Wilcox: Co-Chair
Ali Jackson- Vice President/Marketing Director
Michelle McGee: Treasurer
Jill Wood- Fundraising Committee
Suzanne Killmer- Finance Committee
Tara Everett: Special Event Planning Committee)
Tenisha Mason: Special Event Planning Committee)
Fritz Scadden: Board Member (A&B South)
 
 
A&B Jr. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jalen Thompson: Chair 
Taylor Juniel: Co-Chair
Eric Bui: Co-Chair
Ryan Chavkin: Public Relations Director
Devon "Bubba" Elliston : Jr. Executive Director
 
Members at large:  Cody Summers, Amani Jackson and Jason Thompson

Narcy Jackson- Key Staff- Executive Director
Elizabeth Riley- Developmental Director

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

High quality sports specific clinics and life skills workshops are a gateway to academic achievement, better grades, improved chances of attending college and success in the labor market. Affordable clinics are especially important for underserved at-risk youth. These Children are higher achievers in terms of grades and dropout rates, as well as related measures of academic achievement such as homework completion, educational aspirations and more. Sports specific training provides detailed instructions for success in a controlled environment. Underserved children rarely receive national exposure, participate in regional combines, national tournaments, NCAA sponsored clinics and basic life skills workshops because of financial and geographic disadvantages. We find “Giving our children EXPOSURE to OPPORTUNITY” is vital towards the success of our communities.

‎7,000 students drop out of high school daily in the U.S compared to college graduates, high school drop-outs are 4x more likely to be unemployed Earn 88%less on average. In Denver,10% of 9th graders will consecutively graduate high school and college in four years.

Students who attend institutions of higher education obtain a wide range of personal, financial, and other lifelong benefits; likewise, taxpayers and society as a whole derive a multitude of direct and indirect benefits when citizens have access to postsecondary education. Accordingly, uneven rates of participation in higher education across different segments of U.S. society should be a matter of urgent interest not only to the individuals directly affected, but also as a matter of public policy at the federal, state, and local levels. The income gap between high school graduates and college graduates has increased significantly over time. The earnings benefit to the average college graduate is high enough for graduates to recoup both the cost of full tuition and fees and earnings forgone during the college years in a relatively short period of time.

Any college experience produces a measurable benefit when compared with no postsecondary education, but the benefits of completing a bachelor’s degree or higher are significantly greater.

Participants in organized sports are more likely to attend college and to land better jobs with more responsibility and higher pay.