OUR MISSION Core Academy believes all children have the right to reach their full potential and pursue individual success. Our mission is to strengthen character, build brilliant minds and create brighter futures for our community’s most under-resourced youth. THE EXCITING TRANSITION FROM “I HAVE A DREAM” FOUNDATION TO CORE ACADEMY In May 2015, Beverly Rogers, Chairman of the Board, and Rory Reid, President/COO, of The Rogers Foundation recognized the impact and potential our program provides. They also believed in our new, enhanced Character Education vision for the program, where emphasis is placed on creating individual success for students. A decision was made to move away from the national “I Have a Dream” Foundation model and focus on what will provide under-resourced students even greater opportunity. Core Academy is an in-school and out-of-school model that focuses on the development and empowerment of students. Our staff individualizes programming to fit the different needs of each child we work alongside. Our approach is based on the philosophy that long-term, comprehensive support, partnered with a collective impact model, will break the cycle of poverty and allow the children we serve to reach greater success in life.