mentoring young males
Submitted by mns2013 on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 17:14.
Located in Southern Westchester County, Mount Vernon, NY is my hometown. I did not go to public schools in the city, but I have understood from a young age the connection between an effective school system and a successful community. Mount Vernon's schools are facing some challenges in the upcoming school year because the budget was voted down twice by voters. Attached to the budget was a NYS Bond that would have provided capital money for repairs and improvements.
Submitted by kumiramason on Mon, 03/24/2008 - 07:40.
This mentoring groups bring positive working males from the community to come and talk with us to help us overcome obstacles such as: high school drop outs, peer pressure, violence, stealing, gang violence, etc. In our community that is infested with drugs we are bringing together the young males to make a difference. We are called MIA (Males In Action). Our population is 900 residents which is primarily elderly, but is booming with young people hanging on the corners and barbershops.
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