Rights of Passage
Many of our Black young boys have their innocence
stolen from them by witnessing violence regularly in
the home and community or by having to grow hard in
order to survive. Their lives are vulnerable and
often forfeited to negative social dynamics,
external circumstances, and inner emotional turmoil.
If only they had a chance at life, what would these
Black boys become: scientists, engineers, athletes,
mechanics, carpenters? But many of our Black youth
have little or no hope of a satisfying or fulfilling
life.
We need a strategy to instill pride and hope in
these young boys to enable them to be the men that
they were created to be. We have a strategy to help
dismantle this chaotic life style and hopeless
existence through a Rites of Passage Mentoring
Program for Black boys from 12 through 19 years of
age. The Rites of Passage Mentoring Program’s goal
is to teach these young men what it means to be men
spiritually, culturally, and physically.
The after school program protects our youth from the
violence in the community, feeds them and offers all
youth tutors to help them in mathematics, science,
and English.
Pastor Carey
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