Concerned Black Men has launched its Capital City Cares® mentoring campaign to inspire African American men to become role models and proactively participate in the lives of African American children. 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 high school drop-outs are at risk to becoming incarcerated, CBM believes that involving African American men to mentor our youth is an imperative.

CBM's Capital City Cares® mentoring initiative is part of a comprehensive outreach project designed to improve academic and life outcomes for youths enrolled in select middle schools in the District of Columbia.  

Goals

The specific activities of the project will include:

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

2.) Mentorship that provides youths with African American men who can share life experiences and otherwise offer themselves as good role models. 

HELP CONCERNED BLACK MEN PUT THE MEN BACK IN MENTORING!

CBM's Mentoring Initiatives exposes youths to positive caring men who are making positive contributions to their community through a variety of professions and personal life experiences.  This program is also a part of CBM's Young Men of Color Achievement Initiative, a national effort to raise high school graduation rates and close the achievement gap among boys of color.

There’s approximately 800 weekday hours in a month, we only need 2 -3 of those hours. 

There’s approximately 640 weekend hours in a month, we only need 6 (one Saturday).  

CBM Mentoring times are flexible and there are no major out of pocket expenses. We do all the planning, supply transportation, food and admission costs, you just need to show up and be a friend.

CBM's Mentoring Initiative exposes youths to positive caring men who are making positive contributions to their community through a variety of professions and personal life experiences. 

Can’t mentor?  Become a “Champion for Mentoring”.  Here’s how.

Become a mentor

1. Introduce CBM to businesses with pools of men
2. Offer free meeting space for trainings, staff meetings, parent workshops etc.
3. In-kind donations
4. Share your expertise with mentees –visit a session and talk about your career or hobby
5. Offer your business as a site for mentoring activities
6. Give $$$$$

To learn more about this Intiative or, to become involved as a CBM mentor, please contact the CBM National Office at 1 888 395-7816 or contact our Director, Volunteer and Mentoring Services at: jsimon@cbmnational.org

The CBM Capital City Cares® Mentoring Initiative is funded by the Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation (CYITC) and the U.S. Department of Justice, Juvenile Justice Division.