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Boys to Men Empowerment Program (BTMEP)

Program Objective:  To empower young men between the ages of 10-17 in our community to make positive life choices that enable them to maximize their personal potential and lead healthy non violent lives. Through collaborative programming with schools and other community-based organizations, we provide educational, social, and mentoring opportunities to enhance the academic performance, community connections, and career options of the youth.

The program has various parts and they are:

• One on One mentoring
• Group Activities
• Tutoring
• Career Planning
• Health and Wellness
• Suicide and Depression
• Educational Assistance (For selected seniors only)

Domestic Violence Hotline:

We will have a local and a 1-800 Number that will be used for teens that may be in a violent relationship. The number will have a list of resources and will have a voice mail for a teen to leave a message and a facilitator to contact him/her back.

Family Discussion-

We will help facilitate family discussions about Domestic Violence. We will help a teen prepare for a discussion with parents. We will also, sit in while parents and teens talk about the issue of Domestic Violence.

Boys to Men Empowerment -School based program 

Mission Statement

The Boys to Men Empowerment -School edition program is to empower young men between the ages of 12-18 in our community to make positive life choices that enable them to maximize their personal potential and lead healthy non violent lives. Through collaborative programming with schools and other community-based organizations, we provide educational, social, and mentoring opportunities to enhance the academic performance, community connections, and career options of the youth.

Say No To Teen Dating Violence

Program Objective:  To empower young men and women between the ages of 15-19 in our community to make positive life choices that enable them to maximize their personal potential and lead healthy non violent lives. We will be a resource for victims of dating violence as well as for the aggressor in the relationship. Through collaborative programming with schools and other community-based organizations, we provide for kids that may be in a violent relationship.

Program Details:  The program is an ongoing program that can be tailored to fit schools and other organizations.

Group Discussions:

We will have weekly group discussions to talk about teen violence, the signs, and symptoms and how to get help. These group discussions will be open to parents.

Referrals-

We will be connected to the various Domestic Violence organizations in the area to send child and parents to in order to receive additional assistance if experiencing domestic violence.

Safety Planning-

We will work with teens to determine the best safe course of action for ending a violent relationship.