First Draft Academy

First Draft Academy (FDA) is a literacy  program created to inspire students from under-resourced communities  to improve their writing skills, critical thinking and self-confidence through topics they are passionate about.  Under the FDA banner are Write on Sprots, Write on Arts and Media Lab.  The New Jersey-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization was founded in 2005 and has served more than 3,400 kids with summer programs, workshops and after school programs throughout the Garden State, including Essex, Passiac, Bergen, Union, Monmouth and Ocean counties and programs in Indiana, Rhode Island, Colorado and California.