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What we dofor kids
We believe improving the lives of children is the capstone of human endeavor. CBM National connects underserved youth with resources and role models. Our Volunteer and Mentoring Services and Youth and Prevention Services Divisions respectively encompasses our comprehensive child programs tailored to meet the needs of underserved youth in communities of color across the nation.
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Parent focused programs help parents create stable families where children and youth thrive. We accomplish this through career development, adult literacy and parenting classes among a host of other ways we engage the community. We believe in creating pathways to opportunity that transform communities of color and help marginalized populations realize thrive.
read moreWe are CBM
Join a committed group of men dedicated to the revitalization of inner city communities across the nation. As an organization founded by policemen, we understand the power of community policing that heals and connects with communities. We hope you will join us as we lift our communities and continue "Caring for Our Youth . . ." Concerned Black Men provides guidance, support and encouragement to children, while stabilizing families, positioning them to lead healthy, productive lives.
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CBM CARES® National Mentoring Initiative
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77.8 percent of African American students graduated in 2019.
America's Promise Alliance, Building a Grad Nation, 2019
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There are 14.7 percentage points in the gap between graduating White and African American students.
America's Promise Alliance, Building a Grad Nation, 2019.
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80 percent of Hispanic/Latino students graduated in 2019
America's Promise Alliance, Building a Grad Nation, 2019.
CBM CARES® Sites
- Columbia, SC
- Dallas, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- Oakland, CA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Prince George’s County, MD
- Richmond, VA
- Washington, DC
- Chicago, IL
- Baltimore, MD
- 2 in 10 California students are low-income.
- 3 in 10 Maryland students are low-income.
- 5 in 10 Texas students are low-income.
- 4 in 10 Pennsylvania students are low-income.
- 4 in 10 Illinois students are low-income.
- 3 in 10 Virginia students are low-income.
- 5 in 10 South Carolina students are low income. [America's Promise, Grad Nation 2016]
Community Policing, the Way Forward
A new report published by the Chicago Police Department found a systemic pattern of Racism against p...
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14-03-2019
A Place to Call Home: Learning Challenges in Low-...
Across the United States there is an epidemic of school closures in Black and Latino Communities tha...
read moreA Place to Call Home: Learning Challenges in Low-Income Communities
09-03-2019
Bridging the Gap: Stopping Summer Learning Loss
In June 2019, Concerned Black Men will launch its 5th crowd-funding campaign via the online giving s...
read moreBridging the Gap: Stopping Summer Learning Loss
08-03-2019
CSOSA Honors CBM Fatherhood Initiative for Reentry...
Concerned Black Men's Fatherhood Initiative was presented with an Advocacy Award by the Court Servic...
read moreCSOSA Honors CBM Fatherhood Initiative for Reentry Work
01-03-2019
CBM Prominent at National Mentoring Summit
As a supporting organization, CBM National played prominent roles at the National Mentoring Summi...
read moreCBM Prominent at National Mentoring Summit
27-02-2019
Five Ways to “Break the Ice” with Your Mentee
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read moreFive Ways to “Break the Ice” with Your Mentee
27-02-2019