Tap In Leadership Academy

Specialties

Tap In Leadership Academy (Tap In) is a nonprofit academic enrichment organization serving youths in elementary through high school. Tap In is a 501©(3) nonprofit academic enrichment organization founded in February 2010. A relationship-​centered, intentional learning community, Tap In offers Afterschool Enrichment Programs (AEP), Summer Enrichment Programs (SEP), Family Enrichment Programs (FEP), Tap In Prep Academy (TIPA), and a Kickback Lounge (KBL).

History

Established in 2010.

Tap In Leadership Academy was founded in February 2010, as a Summer Enrichment Program housed at McKinley Foundation on the University of Illinois’s campus.

Meet the Business Owner

Sally C.

Business Owner

Sally K. Carter is the Founder and Executive Director of Tap In Leadership Academy. Through her practice as a youth advocate, and education trainer, Sally has experienced, first-​hand, the challenges faced by youth within disadvantaged communities. She extracts from her professional and personal experiences to create programs that build upon existing community resources. Sally has constructed programs that serve as a vehicle for sustainable, meaningful collaborations.