Mission: To support and provide resources to the Obama Academy community, fostering an outstanding educational experience through communication, engagement and unity.

Results: The PTSA supports the school in many ways, such as securing grants like the $75,000 Google grant to fund our MPowerStudio makerspace. We provide mini-grants to help individual teachers augment much needed classroom supplies, we provide funds for school beautification, and we help to coordinate fundraising activities for school clubs and teams. We organize and fund various school-wide events such as the International Fair, teacher breakfasts, and game nights.

Target demographics: the students, administration and faculty of the Barack Obama Academy of International Studies

Direct beneficiaries per year: 950 students and more than 50 faculty

Geographic areas served: Pittsburgh, PA

Programs: MPowerStudio, student enrichment, support to our school's myriad organizations and teacher grants for classroom supplies.