FOUNDERS ACADEMY SERVES TEENAGED CHILDREN (13 TO 18) OF RECOVERING ADDICTS IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES, WATTS AND COMPTION IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. FOUNDERS ACADEMY BELIEVES THAT EDUCATION IS BOTH AN ENTITLEMENT AND AN OBLIGATION OF ALL CITIZENS. IT STRIVES TO BE A PLACE WHERE THE OPTIMUM HUMAN CONDITION IS IDENTIFIED, MODELED AND EMBRACED BY ALL. IT SEEKS TO FULFILL ITS COMMITMENT TO THE EDUCATION, CHARACTER AND LIFE OF EACH STUDENT AND HIS/HER FAMILY.ITS PROGRAMS SUPPORT ADULT LITERACY, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, GUIDANCE FOR FOSTER CHILDREN WHO ARE AGING OUT OF SERVICES, AND HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE PREPAREDNESS TRANING THROUGH AFTER-SCHOOL SUPPLEMENTS, TUTORING, MENTORING, PARENT COUNSELING, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, SCHOOL PLACEMENT CONSULTANCY, AND SCHOLARSHIPS.