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The Croom Foundation aims to aid underprivileged students in becoming knowledgeable about post high school excellence through mentoring, life coaching and modeling.
Statistics show that in many of our Alabama counties, young minorities, particularly male, are more likely to end up in jail or dead by the age of 21 rather than attend and graduate from an institution of higher learning. Our program strides to change this narrative by offering minorities an avenue to feel success, see success, and ultimately become successful. We teach our students that they are a product of their environment until their environment changes.
In order for this change to take place, these students need equitable opportunities to level the playing field. The Croom Foundation levels the playing field, and as a result, our students can change their environment and become successful. Setting a higher standard, meeting goals and receiving scholarships for college, provides an example to younger generations allowing them the privilege to witness and share that they know someone who “made it out”. We provide ACT prep classes to students at no cost. These courses are held on Saturdays. Each student enrolled in the course will start with a baseline ACT test assessment and work with instructors to gain knowledge and skill set to increase that score within the course period. We place strong emphasis on writing skills through a prep class , “The Writing Den”, each semester. This writing camp assists our students on, “How to write an effective paper”. These two initiatives teamed with a financial wellness course for seniors not only help students enter college, but strengthens their overall performance while there. Our students are also expected and encouraged to participate in community service opportunities as a way to give back and maintain a well rounded perspective of environmental change as a whole.
Areas Served:Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Tuscaloosa, Shelby, Lowndes, Marion, Perry, Pickens, Mobile, Sumter, Walker, Wilcox
Population Served:
African American/Black 93%
Caucasian 5%
Hispanic/ Latinx 2%
Gender Served:
Identify as Male 97%
Identify as Female 3%
Age Breakdown:
Children (0-16) 85%
Young Adults (17-26) 15%
