The Champion Academy Extreme Mentoring & Empowerment Initiative (Champion Academy) is an innovative mentoring program in Rochester, NY providing hundreds of teens in poverty the much-needed support necessary to maximize their potential in school, at home and in the community.
Founded in 2015 by NFL Super Bowl Champion and former teen in poverty, Roland Williams, the Champion Academy combines firsthand knowledge of the cultural nuances of urban teen culture along with proven mentoring fundamentals to produce unprecedented academic and social-emotional outcomes.