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Summary: High school students who mentor younger kids build leadership, empathy, and communication skills while giving elementary and middle schoolers a relatable role model. The relationship benefits both age groups and strengthens the wider community in the process. There is…
Read More Summary: Fifth graders face real academic and emotional shifts when they leave elementary school behind. Structured mentoring gives boys the stability, confidence, and life skills needed to move into middle school ready to succeed both socially and academically. Ask any…
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A boy learns how to be a man the same way he learns how to walk, by watching someone do it first. When no man lives in the house, he still looks for that example. He might find it in…
Read More Strong communities grow through partnerships that help young people succeed in school and life. Schools provide academic support, while community mentoring organizations offer guidance, confidence-building, leadership development, and positive role models. Together, they create stronger support systems for students facing…
Read More Youth violence continues to raise concern across families, schools, and communities in the United States. Many of the behaviors linked to violence begin forming early, especially during the transition from elementary to middle school. At this stage, boys are shaping…
Read MoreThe weekly after-school sessions actively promote teamwork, leadership, and personal responsibility, and offer 5th-grade boys opportunities to engage.
Finally, Boys 2 Men provides a celebratory event for all its participants who make it to the end of the year. At the conclusion of the event, each youth receives a Leadership trophy commemorating their successful completion of the program. They also receive their Boys 2 Men Youth Programs t-shirt, dinner, and tickets to attend activities such as Sky-Zone or Go-Cart riding as one way to continue to expose them to other ways to have fun. On average, we celebrate nearly 40 students each year. We also recognize our nearly 10 volunteers who have helped us make it through the years.
Funding is very important and needed for our organization to continue providing programming in the Des Moines community. We could definitely use donations of any amount to continue our programming of football camps, camping, tours to historical sites, local sporting events, snacks, meals and drinks, t-shirts, games, supplies, and a host of other necessities as we continue to be proactive in our efforts to save our youth. This is important because programming and all activities are 100% free to all participants.
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