After witnessing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have A Dream” speech, corporate executive Frank C. Carr was so inspired that he set out “to develop and place talented underserved youth in business and industry and to prepare them for corporate and community leadership.” Carr used his personal relationships with companies and colleagues to create meaningful, real-world opportunities in corporate industries for underserved youth. When INROADS began in 1970:
In over four decades of commitment to underserved students, INROADS has grown to:
As INROADS continues to grow and evolve, we have remained true to the goals of our founder, Frank C. Carr, to encourage the personal and professional development of college students.