In 1992, a small group of concerned citizens within the Lancaster County area assembled to discuss the plight of the African American young males between the ages of 9 and 18. Based on passion and proactive measure, these citizens developed the Adopt A Leader program with the organization’s motto, “Leaders Building Leaders.” For seven years, Adopt A Leader successfully addressed these issues, while serving over 300 young males.  The efforts and commitments was a contributing dynamic in helping to derail the factors that contributed to the ongoing deterioration of their educational status and provided support for this targeted at-risk group.

Adopt A Leader is a year-round program that seeks to offer a large array of academic support and supplemental programs for participants. The program provides tutoring, academic enrichment, social, cultural and health awareness that will enable participants to establish and strive toward college and career attainment goals.