Accelerate4KIDS Foundation

We we’re privileged to host the Computer Science for Detroit (CSforDetroit) Out-of-School Time (OST) Collective gathering yesterday with great minds, leaders and organizations focusing on further Detroit’s youth education in and out of school. Even more, we got to meet Angelica Williams, City of Detroit’s Program Coordinator in the Youth Affairs Office. It’s amazing what’s happening in the city and how we can advanced it to higher education this summer and during the school year.

Meet the CS4Detroit OST Collective Group:
&Scraps Arts & Scraps

Black Girl MATHgic
code313
DAPCEP
Detroit Hispanic Development
Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan - GSSEM


The Lab Drawer
Math 4 Success
Michigan Engineering
Michigan Science Center
Detroit Public Schools Community District

We were excited for our members to learn more about Accelerate4KIDS Foundation and how we impact the youth with digital literacy and computing. We have enjoyed it tremendously in the last 10 years and we hope to continue for the next decade.

Checkout our community events including Tennis 101 at Clark Park Detroit every Friday’s and our annual Summer the D Camp in July on the campus of the University of Detroit Mercy. So many opportunities for our community and youth to focus on healthy lifestyle, technology and community 🎾🤖👥

Our community is stronger because of people who care about our mission and our kids. At last weekend’s Tech 4 Tomorrow Community Event we presented two Accelerate4KIDS Service Awards to honor that dedication. Thank you, Chris Anthes and Jeff Herbstman, for years of tutoring, coaching, teaching, and supporting our young people 🧡 We appreciate you more than words can say 🫶🏼

We celebrated our Tech 4 Tomorrow event today with our community, board, volunteers, friends and students. With their support and love, we are able to spread our STEM education mission to more youth.

Congratulations to Noah Taylor, high school graduate from University Prep, receiving the 2026 Accelerate4KIDS STEM $1000 Scholarship. We can’t wait to see all your greatness and accomplishes 🎓💻

We also recognized 2 dedicated volunteers that have given over 3 years of service each to work with our youth in our out-of-school programs like tutoring, STEM education, tennis and D-Hack. Thanks Chris Anthes and Jeff Herbstman for all your mentoring and instructing for our kids. We can’t thank you enough 🙏🧡

Thanks to our committed board of directors who were able to be present to share their support and passion for our community.

Lastly, our Tech 4 Tomorrow is a community event and they showed up 🙏
- Staff & Interns: Z***r Smith, Noah Taylor, Riya Payal, Mariah Braxton,
- Partners: CMU TRIO, UM School of Education, Cristo Rey HS Robotic Team, Holy Redeemer Catholic School Robotic Team, Taylor Police Department, USTA Midwest Foundation, Ford Philanthropy

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Congratulations to Noah Taylor, our 2026 STEM Scholar!

We are proud to celebrate Noah Taylor on this incredible achievement as a 2026 STEM Scholar!

Noah represents the bright future of innovation, leadership, and excellence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Please join us in congratulating Noah on this well-deserved recognition!

Bring the whole family to Tech 4 Tomorrow — a FREE community event designed to inspire the next generation through STEM, robotics, gaming, tennis, music, food, raffles, and hands-on fun! 🤖🎮🎾🎶

Whether your child loves technology, science, gaming, or trying something new, there’s something for everyone at this exciting family experience.

📍 University of Detroit Mercy📅 Saturday, May 30, 2026⏰ 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM🎟️ FREE to attend!

Come explore, learn, and have fun together. We can’t wait to see you at Tech 4 Tomorrow! 💡✨

Tag a family that should come with you! 👇

🚨 ONLY 3 DAYS TO GO! 🚨

The countdown is on for Tech 4 Tomorrow — a FREE family STEM experience designed to inspire the next generation of creators, innovators, and leaders! 🤖🎮🎾🎵

Join us for a day filled with:
🔬 STEM Activities
🤖 Robotics & Technology
🎮 Gaming & Fun
🎾 Tennis Activities
🎶 Music, Food & Raffles

📍 University of Detroit Mercy
📅 Saturday, May 30, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
🎟️ FREE to attend!

Bring the whole family and help your child explore new possibilities in STEM, technology, and hands-on learning.

Don’t miss out — the future starts here. 💡

Tag a parent who should bring their kids! 👇

Behind every bright future is a community that believes in our kids. 💙🧡

As we prepare for Tech4Tomorrow this Saturday, we want to recognize the incredible community collaborators and partners helping make this experience possible for Detroit youth and families.

Thank you for investing time, expertise, resources, and opportunities to help inspire the next generation of innovators, creators, and leaders.

✨ Our valued collaborators include:

🔹 Ford Philanthropy
🔹 CMU TRIO
🔹 USTA Midwest Tennis & Education Foundation
🔹 Detroit PAL
🔹 Visit Detroit

Because of partnerships like these, kids will have the opportunity to explore STEM, robotics, gaming, tennis, music, food, raffles, and hands-on learning experiences — all in one place.

📍 Tech4Tomorrow
📅 Saturday, May 30
🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 University of Detroit Mercy
🎟️ FREE for families

Join us as we build brighter futures — together.