Using extra-curricular activities to drive participation leading to reduced dropout rates, increased class room attendance and overall preparedness for college or career.

The schools that AIM seeks to serve typically have the following characteristics:

-50% or lower graduation rate.
-Title 1 schools (No Child Left Behind Act).
-At least 60% of the students are in the free-school lunch program.
-Approximately 85% of the student body is African American with a significant number of immigrant and non-English speaking children.