Andy Roddick Foundation

The Andy Roddick Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on closing the educational achievement gap by providing children with abundant opportunities outside the school day. It aims to provide lower-income students with high-quality summer learning opportunities and effective afterschool and summer programs.

Not to be confused with Anita Roddick Foundation.
Andy Roddick Foundation
AbbreviationARF
MottoWe work with our community to expand opportunities for young people to learn, thrive and succeed.
Formation2000
TypeYouth organization
Legal statusNon-profit organization
HeadquartersAustin, Texas
Region served
United States
Websitewww.arfoundation.org

History

Andy Roddick was still a teenager when he decided to help kids. In 2000 at 17 years old, he was the No. 1 ranked Junior tennis player in the world. As he stared down a future rife with pressure and expectations surrounding his jump into the world he’d been working toward his whole life, he remembered some advice his hero, Andre Agassi, had given him when Roddick had asked the legend whether or not he had any regrets. “I wish I hadn’t waited so long to start my foundation,” Agassi had said. So, at just 18, Roddick launched the Andy Roddick Foundation.

Current situation

In 2012, the Andy Roddick Foundation moved to Austin, TX.

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