"providing academic assistance, life skills and tennis to New Orleans public school children"
The mission of A's & Aces, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, is to provide academic assistance, life skills and tennis to New Orleans public school children. Your support will help us provide more children with quality after-school activities and academic assistance.
You can join A's & Aces in many ways:
Donate to A's & Aces
Volunteer
All donations are tax-deductible (A's & Aces' Tax Exempt EIN is 26-1905295).
Donations can be mailed directly to:
A's & Aces
1036 Arabella Street
New Orleans,
LA 70115
We also accept in-kind donations, such as new and used tennis equipment (tennis balls,
junior rackets, etc), office equipment and supplies, etc.
Contact us with any questions at AsAndAces@gmail.com
Volunteer
A’s & Aces is recruiting after-school volunteers to assist K-4th grade public school children with reading, homework and/or tennis.
We use the USTA’s QuickStart Tennis programming (portable short courts with small rackets and large foam balls) on the elementary school playgrounds. The model varies according to each school’s situation, but usually we rotate the groups after about 45 minutes with half of the children having tennis instruction and the other half receiving academic assistance.
We have volunteer opportunities to work with our staff at one of the following schools each weekday; tentative locations and times are:
• Arthur Ashe Charter (401 Nashville Ave.); M/W, 3:30-5:00
• Milestone Sabis Academy (5951 Patton St., at State St.); F, 3:30-5:30
• Lafayette Academy Charter ( 2727 S. Carrollton Ave., at Walmsley Ave.); T, Th 10:15-11:00AM
• Edward Hynes Charter (3774 Gentilly Boulevard); T, 3:15-4:30
• Langston Hughes Academy Charter (3419 Trafalgar St.); M, T, W, Th, 3:30-4:30Enthusiasm is required, but training will be provided so no tennis/tutoring experience is necessary. Adults, retirees, college and mature high school students are welcome; students can earn required community service hours through this program.
If you or someone you know may be interested please contact us at: AsAndAces@gmail.com
We also welcome volunteers to help with fundraising, resource management, and other activities.