ACADEMIC SUCCESS: THIS IMPACT AREA AFFECTS THE CLUBS' MISSION TO ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO NEED US MOST TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. PROGRAMS SEEK TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN EDUCATION, REDUCE HIGH SCHOOL DROP OUT RATES, AND ENCOURAGE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES BY TEACHING BASIC EDUCATIONAL DISCIPLINES, TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS, NURTURING CREATIVITY, CULTURAL AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION FOR THE ARTS. IN 2022, THE EDUCATION COALITION HELPED PROVIDED AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO 837 ERIE COUNTY YOUTH AND TEENS.