My Brother’s Keeper Alliance announces “Communities to Watch”
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The following communities received significant consideration as part of the Community Challenge Competition but we are unfortunately unable to financially support them at this time. However, each of these organizations has a strong track record of working on behalf of boys and young men of color and presented promising plans to scale or replicate evidence-based interventions. We’re delighted to highlight them below for others to learn about their tremendous work.
Tucson Urban League
Tucson, AZ
Key partners include: Amistades Inc., Boys and Girls Club of Tucson, Big Brothers Big Sisters Tucson
Live In Peace, Inc.
East Palo Alto, CA
Key partners include: Sequoia Union High School, San Mateo County Office of Probation, Gardner Center at Stanford University
My Brother’s and Sister’s Keeper
San Francisco, CA
Key partners include: Black to the Future, Phoenix Project, The Pacific Islander Task Force, Roadmap to Peace
YMCA of Greater Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
Key partners include: Long Beach Boys and Girls Club, Uptown Business District of Long Beach, 100 Black Men of Long Beach
My Brother's Keeper Denver
Denver, CO
Key partners include: The Mayor’s Office of Children’s Affairs, Denver Public Schools, MENTOR Colorado, the Denver Foundation, Campaign for Black Male Achievement, Cities United, Bloomberg Associates and National League of Cities
Las Vegas My Brother’s Keeper Alliance
Las Vegas, NV
Key partners include: The city of Las Vegas, Clark County Department of Juvenile Justice Services and the Clark County School District
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
Philadelphia, PA
Key partners include: MENTOR IR, Media Culture Marketing & PR (MBWE), Ebony Suns, LLC, Rising Sons/ OnesUp (MBWE),Community College of Philadelphia (CCP)
Center for Urban Families
Baltimore, MD
Key partners include: Office for African American Male Engagement, Safe Streets program, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Plank Industries; Family League, Baltimore City Public Schools, Mayor’s Office of Employment Development
After School Matters
Chicago, IL
Key partners include: Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District
Chicago Youth Programs Inc
Chicago, IL
Key partners include: MENTOR Illinois, The Center for Childhood Resilience at Lurie Children’s Hospital
Guitars Over Guns Organization
Chicago, IL
Key partners include: Young Chicago Authors, Move Me Soul, The Simple Good
iMentor Chicago
Chicago, IL
Key partners include: National Louis University, MENTOR Illinois
Sinai Health System
Chicago, IL
Key partners include: Southwest Organizing Project, Beyond the Ball, Catholic Charities, Lawndale Christian Legal Center
Storycatchers Theatre
Chicago, IL
Key partners include: Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice, Legal Assistance Foundation, Austin Career Education Center
The LYTE Collective
Chicago, IL
Key partners include: Chicago Public Schools, Students in Temporary Living Situations
YMCA Of Metropolitan Chicago
Chicago, IL
Key partners include: Circuit Court of Cook County, Heartland Alliance, Enlace Chicago
Indiana Black Expo, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN
Key partners include: Edna Martin Center, Marion County Juvenile Justice department, Indianapolis Urban League
Metro United Way
Louisville, KY
Key partners include: Louisville Metro Government Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods, University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville Metro’s Youth Detention Services
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities
Saint Paul, MN
Key partners include: Minnesota Alliance with Youth, MENTOR Minnesota, Minneapolis Public Schools Office of Black Male Student Achievement
HomeGrown STL at Washington University
St. Louis, MO
Key partners include: Race & Opportunity Lab, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri, Better Family Life, Inc.
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
Newark, NJ
Key partners include: MBK Newark, The Opportunity Youth Network, National CARES Mentoring Movement
The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City
New York, NY
Key partners include: Young Men’s Initiative (YMI), NYC Opportunity, Youth Communications
United Way of Central Ohio
Columbus, OH
Key partners include: Columbus Urban League, Boys and Girls Clubs of Columbus, City Year, The Ohio State University
Oasis Center
Nashville, TN
Key partners include: Metro Nashville Public Schools, Knowledge Academies
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
Seattle, WA
Key partners include: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound, Seattle CARES, Seattle Public Schools
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County
Milwaukee, WI
Key partners include: The City of Milwaukee’s Black Male Achievement Advisory Committee, Milwaukee Public Schools, Mentor Greater Milwaukee, Employ Milwaukee