"providing academic assistance, life skills and tennis to New Orleans public school children"
A's & Aces has several key partners and associates who support our mission.
Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)
"I started CGI in 2005 to help turn good intentions into real action and results." William J. Clinton, 42nd President of the United States
A’s & Aces is a project of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). A’s & Aces was featured by President Clinton during the Clinton Global Initiative University inaugural meeting held in New Orleans on March 14-16.
The recognition by President Clinton during the “Special Session: Rebuilding a Sustainable New Orleans” is available as a webcast at: http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/player_cgiu2008_nointro.cfm?id=3969.
The Clinton Global Initiative is a non-partisan project of the William J. Clinton Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
A’s & Aces is associated with the following Tulane’s departments and centers:
Center for Public Service
- allows Tulane students to volunteer as academic tutors and receive core curriculum credit for their serviceCowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives
- supports A's & Aces' mission and community outreach activitiesDepartment of Athletics
- provided its six-court tennis facility for the A's & Aces pilot clinic
Xavier University
Men's & Women's Tennis Teams
University of New Orleans
Men's & Women's Tennis Teams
New Orleans Outreach (NOO) supports A's & Aces' activities and serves as a program coordinator for Arthur Ashe Charter and Langston Hughes Academy.
The mission of NOO is to improve the quality of public education at several New Orelans' schools by linking volunteers and community resources through programs that respond to the needs of each school. NOO gives public school students access to meaningful experiences that increase academic success, develop skills, and inspire them to participate fully in community life.
United States Tennis Association (USTA)
USTA Serves, Foundation for Academics, Character, Excellence
The mission of the USTA Serves, Foundation for Academics, Character, Excellence, is to support, monitor and promote programs that enhance the lives of disadvantaged children through the integration of tennis and education.
Afterschool Alliance
The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of afterschool programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children. It is supported by a group of public, private and nonprofit organizations that share the Alliance's vision of ensuring that all children have access.
afterschool programs.
Afterschool Partnership’s mission is to improve the quality of afterschool programs and increase access to these programs for New Orleans’ children and youth. It provides afterschool programs with the training, evaluation, data, networking, information sharing, and the support they need to offer children and youth high quality afterschool and out-of-school time opportunities.
afterschool programs.