In 1975 Angela Paige Cook with her husband Joseph Cook founded Paige Academy in the Highland Park section of Roxbury. The academy has become a nationally recognized private pre-school and elementary school with the arts and sciences as vital components of the curriculum. As a unique community institution specializing in early unique community institution specializing in early childhood care and education, it is one of the community agencies participating in Project AFRIC (Advancement for Families Rich in Children). AFRIC targets African-American families who will receive services in health care, nutrition, child care, and adult education and training under a five-year demonstration project funded by the Federal Comprehensive Child Development Act.