Accent On Success is a one person nonprofit dedicated to helping teenagers succeed in school and in life. I became a social entrepreneur after a life-changing event that involved my granddaughter. She attended a “magnet” school in the St. Louis Public School system. At a parent– teacher conference I read some essays posted on a bulletin board entitled “The Night.” One seventh grade girl wrote:

“I’m not afraid of the night. I’m not even afraid when I hear bullets. I take my brother and we lay down in the bathtub until the shooting stops.”

Accent on Success, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children succeed, is the direct result of that young girl’s essay.

Description:
We believe that if teens learn how to set and achieve goals --- and learn how to apply those principles to the classroom --- they will learn how to take more ownership of their educational experience.

History:
We have been in existence for 5 1/2 yrs. to date 98% of all funds have gone back into our out-reach efforts to get the message out to more people.

Contact person: John Bishop, Executive Director, (314) 651-1479, (email)
Main office number: (314) 651-1479
TDD number: (314) 664-6110
Office fax number: (314) 664-6577

Address:

29 Benton Place St.Louis, MO 63104 (See a map)