35 years strong | Southern California

Every scholar has a path to college. We build it together.

CAAP pairs academic enrichment, college preparation, leadership development, and cultural awareness into one pathway that carries scholars from kindergarten through college and beyond.

Alumni at UC Berkeley, Spelman, and campuses nationwide

CAAP scholars celebrating graduation
10,000+

scholars served, and counting

Which program fits your scholar?

Six programs, one pathway.

Reading Circle session
Grades K to 3

Reading Circle

Building Confident Readers. Inspiring Curious Minds.

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Scholar working through advanced mathematics
Grades 6 to 12

Legacy Roundtable

Preparing Tomorrow's Problem Solvers.

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Junior and senior college workshop
Grades 11 to 12

Jr./Sr. Workshop

Turning College Dreams into Action.

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CAAP scholars on a college campus visit
Grades 6 to 12

Knowledge Is Power College Tours

Experience the Possibilities.

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Families and educators at the CAAP symposium
Students, parents, community

Educational Symposium

Learning Together. Growing Together.

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CAAP parents together at a workshop
Parents and families

Parent Workshops

Rooted, Prepared, and Ready to Thrive.

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Thirty-five years of results you can count.

More than 10,000 scholars have come through CAAP programs and gone on to colleges, universities, graduate schools, and careers in medicine, engineering, law, education, business, and public service.

Read alumni stories
35

Years serving families

10,000+

Scholars served

7

Programs

K-12

Full pathway to college

Scholar stories

They walked in as students. They walked out as leaders.

"CAAP saw me before I could see myself. I walked into Berkeley already knowing I belonged there."
CAAP Alumna
UC Berkeley
"The Jr./Sr. Workshop turned a mountain of applications into a plan. Spelman felt inevitable by spring."
CAAP Alumna
Spelman College
A CAAP family celebrating at graduation

Behind every scholar is a village that gave.

Your gift funds books, workshops, and the CAAP Scholarship.