The CBM CARES® National Mentoring Initiative is a program that provides middle school boys with responsible and caring adult male mentors. Citing statistics that assert that more than 60% of black children are growing up in father absent households with a similar amount dropping out of high school, coupled with the fact that a high percentage of those high school drop-outs are black boys, Concerned Black Men believes that involving African American men to mentor young males of color is an imperative. The CBM CARES® National Mentoring Initiative is part of a comprehensive outreach project designed to improve academic and life outcomes for youths residing in underserved communities nationwide.

Current CBM CARES® locations are:

• CBM of Washington DC 

• CBM of Calvert County, Maryland

• CBM of Columbia, South Carolina

• CBM of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• CBM of Richmond, Virginia 
  

Goals

1. Improve academic performance

2. Improve school attachment

3. To reduce the number of unexcused school absences

4. To improve self image and self worth

The specific activities of the project will include:

1.) Group life skill sessions and enrichment activities to expose youths to career choices, life goals, school attachment, good citizenship; and

2.) One to one and group mentorship opportunities that provide youth with select mentors who can share life experiences and otherwise offer themselves as good role models. 

To learn more about the Organization's CBM CARES® National Mentoring Initiative, visit the project website at: www.cbmcares.org

The CBM CARES® National Mentoring Initiative is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Juvenile Justice Division.