Our Mission
Access propels at-risk middle school students through high school and on to college and career success with enrichment, counseling, and scholarships.
Featured VideoAccess was founded in 2005 by a small group of St. Louisans convinced that education was the most enduring path out of poverty. Embracing an innovative model that emphasized extended school days, a challenging enrichment curriculum, and hands-on counseling, they started the first Academy with 15 students in a single South City middle school. Today, Access partners with four middle schools and 25 private high schools, and it serves over 500 students across the St. Louis metropolitan area.
