TAP is a nonprofit organization that helps young people in Chester, Pennsylvania to succeed in high school; to apply to and be admitted to college; and to arrive at college having acquired the capacity to succeed there.  

TAP’s Three Pillars of Success—Academic Achievement, Social Awareness, and Collegiate Identity—motivate, inform, and reinforce all that the organization does to achieve its mission.

TAP operates from the understanding that given the appropriate resources and support, all students are capable of achieving academic success.

TAP is a proud member of the  Chester Youth Collaborative

TAP sponsors community outreach event with special guest, Alberto Retana, Director of Community Outreach, United States Department of Education.

Highlighted Church/School/Organization that has faithfully supported TAP and helped make our success possible: Swarthmore Presbyterian Church