In 2016, 400 Organizations, Churches and Schools Across
America Participated in the
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join the ranks of those mentoring across America in the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mentor Weekend
"With violence in cities escalating and failure in schools increasing, officials have now realized that they cannot be successful developing youth without an intentional and focused mentoring effort as part of a comprehensive plan to reduce youth violence and improve communities.
The societal, peer and negative media forces competing for our children's time and energies are just too strong and unrelenting for youth to overcome without a structured, consistent, positive mentoring program to support them.
It is unfortunate that street gangs "run better mentor programs" than most churches and schools, and that most drug dealers are better mentors than church members and community members. Until this changes, we have almost no hope!"
Phillip Jackson
Chairman of the Board
The Black Star Project
773.285.9600
On the 2017 MLK Mentor Weekend:
- Friday - Show a film or documentary to youth about their history and/or their service to community and country.
- Saturday - Complete a community service project with children, the homeless, ex-felons, new immigrants or senior citizens.
- Sunday - Take A Young Person to Worship at a mosque, synagogue, temple, church or to a quiet place.
- Monday - A Day of Mentoring as you choose with food, fun, speakers and information.
Click Here to register your organization, church or school and your city for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mentor Weekend. This program is open to men and women of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds to work with youth of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.
SOURCE:
https://theblacklist.net/
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