About Us
In Arms Reach (IAR), a community-based grassroots 501c 3 organization located at the prestigious CUNY School of Medicine provides low-income disengaged youth, children and families of incarcerated parents ages 6-21 with academic enrichment, high performing mentorship, STEM exposure, college prep, mental health guidance and holistic support services.
IAR is uniquely located to instill an empowering, yet academic friendly atmosphere that allows children and families to deal positively with the social ills of society and comfort youth to break their silence about having a loved one who is incarcerated. At IAR, we create a platform where participants can speak openly about their family histories to help digest any feelings of anger, sorrow, and frustration.
Our goal is to introduce new educational resources to in a collegiate setting, normalize education beyond high school, and spark the imagination and conversations about their future.