Provides a full service early childhood program preparing children for kindergarten, two K-8 charter schools and provide out of school services at seven different locations. K-8 Youth Development program serves vulnerable elementary and middle school students attending Stratford, Maplewood, and McGavock cluster schools. We specifically target youth who are isolated by poverty, without access to expanded educational opportunities, reliable transportation, healthy food, and other basic necessities. We offer comprehensive academic, social-emotional, and enrichment programming that meets or exceeds the opportunities accessible to middle and upper class families, thereby creating a culture of attainment and success in low-income communities.Our short-term goals are to help youth improve key reading and math skills, strengthen healthy social-emotional behaviors, and discover gifts and talents.