Student Educational services

“I believe that success is like a roll of film; in order to develop you need exposure”

— Nnamdi Asomugha

Studies show that people of color in all regions of the world suffer disproportionately from unequal or restricted access to quality education. In the U.S., students in urban centers with disadvantaged backgrounds often lack the resources, access, mentorship, and structure to achieve levels of higher education. In addition, hardships in family environments and communities across the globe make achieving educational dreams difficult. The Asomugha Foundation seeks to close this gap through mentorship, leadership development and financial aid in the form of academic scholarships.

Our student programming empowers students to reach their dreams of a college degree. It is a comprehensive program that provides yearly social and academic support to over 300 high school students in Los Angeles county. In 2007, the inaugural class of four students were accepted in our program. Since then, we’ve continued to provide social and academic support to over 1000 students from Los Angeles county. Our students are more confident and place a higher value on getting a college degree.

Jude Darty, '15 speaks to students about his experience on the 2015 ACTS Tour.

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ACTS college Tour

Building upon his belief in the importance of higher education and his strong commitment to giving back to those in need, Nnamdi Asomugha founded the Asomugha College Tour for Scholars (ACTS) in 2007. ACTS is an annual high school college tour and 18-month mentoring program that is dedicated to providing young people of color with exposure and an opportunity to visit college campuses around the country.

ACTS College Summit

Nnamdi Asomugha and Olympic gold medalist, Allyson Felix partner annually to hold the ACTS College Summit, bringing information and resources about college to high school juniors and seniors in the Los Angeles area.

Participants in the College Summit will have the opportunity to engage in various sessions on topics such as college admissions and applications, financial aid, scholarships, and others. The Summit also features a college fair with representatives from local and national colleges and universities.

Community Service

“Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve”

— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Partner High Schools & Programs

The Asomugha Foundation is proud to partner with the following high schools and programs. We encourage all students in Los Angeles county to apply to and join our programs and events.

Narbonne High School – Los Angeles, CA
Bishop Montgomery High School – Los Angeles, CA
City Honors High School – Los Angeles, CA
Leuzinger High School – Los Angeles, CA
View Park High School – Los Angeles, CA
Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets – Los Angeles, CA
YMCO Young Musicians Choral Orchestra – Berkeley, CA
Philadelphia Futures – Philadelphia, PA

Colleges & Universities Visited

Women's empowerment

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The Asomugha Foundation aspires to not only educate but also to inspire and empower women and girls. We have continued to foster hope to women and girls worldwide while creating the environment for economic success (entrepreneurial endeavor), self-empowerment, and associated life-planning tools.

Women and girls have continued to experience an epic proportion of various forms of discrimination, low self-esteem, abuse, and health issues due to religious, political, social, and cultural differences. Women of all ages no matter what part of the world they live in deserve to exercise their birthrights, live in peace, with dignity, and the freedom to access all that will enhance their lives and the lives of their families.

Global Women's Conference

The Asomugha Foundation uses the annual Global Women’s Conferences, to advance global women’s issues and strives to inspire sisterhood worldwide, bringing together women and girls from every ethnicity to uplift, support and empower one another. Our message is for all-ages; children, young girls, sisters, mothers, and grandmothers are all vulnerable when it comes to issues facing women in our world today.

Every year in Los Angeles, California, The Asomugha Foundation brings together renowned speakers, mentors and counsellors to educate women from all walks of life on awareness and how to combat issues such as Child abuse, Human (girl) Trafficking, Financial instability, Health issues, Domestic violence, Divorce and Relationships.

Our effort to empower women continues through our OWIN (Orphans and Widows In Need) program in Nigeria. The Vocational Center for skills acquisition built in Nigeria supports women and girls, orphans and widows and the disadvantaged. All are welcome to register and learn a trade of their choice. These individuals are given scholarships, micro business loans and other basic life necessities for support. Together we join hands to lift one another, make a difference and make our world a better place.

OWIN