Changing lives through relationships.

Our core values are love, faith, service, joy, and resourcefulness.

Mentoring is the most effective tool to provide children with a greater sense of self-worth, a positive view of the future, increased engagement in school, and encouragement for greater academic achievement. Through the positive relationships we build, we can expand a child’s horizons and instill a can-do attitude that opens up possibilities for a brighter tomorrow.

In 2012 a group of members of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fort Worth, Texas, wanted to have a bigger impact on public schools, particularly Daggett Elementary, an inner-city school located near the church. Because research shows pre-adolescence as a unique and crucial time in a child’s healthy development, this group believed serving 4th graders would have the biggest impact on students. This core group, in conjunction with all the 4th grade teachers, the counselor, and Vice Principal at Daggett Elementary, were tasked to create the most effective program that reached every 4th grader in the school. Over the course of several meetings, Academy 4 was created.