We believe improving the lives of children is the capstone of human endeavor. CBM National connects underserved youth with resources and role models. Our Volunteer and Mentoring Services and Youth and Prevention Services Divisions respectively encompasses our comprehensive child programs tailored to meet the needs of underserved youth in communities of color across the nation.
read moreWe believe improving the lives of children is the capstone of human endeavor. CBM National connects underserved youth with resources and role models. Our Volunteer and Mentoring Services and Youth and Prevention Services Divisions respectively encompasses our comprehensive child programs tailored to meet the needs of underserved youth in communities of color across the nation.
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A new report published by the Chicago Police Department found a systemic pattern of Racism against people of Color. CBM Chapters in Los Angeles, Washington, DC and other cities have worked to improve community relation...
Read more09-03-2019
Across the United States there is an epidemic of school closures in Black and Latino Communities that are leaving an educational gap that may need to be addressed by local and national social services organizations like ...
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In June 2019, Concerned Black Men will launch its 5th crowd-funding campaign via the online giving site Global Giving. We launched a new campaign focuses on raising funds to support the CBM Summer Camp Experience hoste...
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Concerned Black Men's Fatherhood Initiative was presented with an Advocacy Award by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) for the District of Columbia. The award was presented at the 13th Annual Ci...
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As a supporting organization, CBM National played prominent roles at the National Mentoring Summit on January 24 in Washington, D.C. During the Opening Session, CBM mentor/mentee pair David Cunningham and Chad appeare...
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[caption id="attachment_230" align="alignnone" width="477"] Father admiring Son's woodwork project[/caption] As promised, each day we’ll be providing you with a mentoring resource from our five active CBM CARES Nationa...
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Currently our CBM CARES® National Mentoring Initiative has five active sites (Prince George’s County, MD; Washington, DC; Philadelphia; Richmond, VA; and Columbia, SC), with four additional sites to be launched in O...
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(Pictured above, CBM CARES® DC Program Manager Nate Giles and his mentees from Browne Education Campus) We rarely get the opportunity to hang out with a group of our mentees unless we’re participating in a planned ...
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The word “Mentor” has its roots in Greek mythology. The word Mentor originated in the Odyssey by Homer who describes the character Mentor as a “wise and trusted friend”. When Odysseus leaves to fight the Trojan W...
Read more30-01-2019
By Jeannette Simon, Director, Volunteer & Mentoring Services Concerned Black Men National January is Mentoring Month and that means a great deal to me as the Director of Concerned Black Men National’s CBM CARES® N...
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CBM CARES® Los Angeles and the Concerned Black Men chapter of Los Angeles co-hosted 30 boys of color at a meet and greet with Federal Judge Andre Birotte Jr., Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey and Public Defend...
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I remember facilitating a Rites of Passage program in Washington, DC that was geared to boys between the ages of 12 and 17 years old. The boys who participated were of a mixed group. Some were on probation from the juven...
Read more28-07-2018
Saving Lives and Minds Stem Carnival opened with big fanfare! Children had an opportunity to learn about natural sciences, new technology, engineering, and mathematics with the help of caring adults and volunteers. CB...
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Washington, DC – Concerned Black Men’s CBM CARES® Philadelphia Mentoring Initiative spent the day hearing career advice from Philadelphia 76ers executives and personnel on May 18, 2018. The event is a group mentorin...
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Washington, DC – Concerned Black Men National Baltimore, Maryland new office in Baltimore, Maryland opened in the wake of riots and the unfortunate death of an unarmed black man while in police custody. As part of CB...
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[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="300"] CBM PSIP Education Coordinator, Latoya Boyd high-fives an InterVarsity student tutor.[/caption] Concerned Black Men National (CBM) hosted two student groups fro...
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CBM CARES® Philadelphia boys and their mentors visited the Philadelphia Stock Exchange in November as guests of Michael Blackson a Nasdaq Options Exchange Official and Senior Director of On-Floor Surveillance. Mr. Bla...
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One day, while cleaning out my closet, I decided I wanted to make my dream a reality. I wanted to provide suits to disadvantaged men and youth seeking employment. The impetus for this dream began years ago, when I was ou...
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Awestruck voices filled Luray Cavern’s cool dark caves and spaces. Families from the Concerned Black Men’s National Fatherhood Initiative enjoyed the day bonding over a new underground experience. Every month the F...
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Concerned Black Men of Los Angeles, CA, in conjunction with Street Positive and other community organizations, will be hosting a forum on Child Abuse and Sex Trafficking April 19 at Kipp Academy of Opportunity in L.A. Ac...
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Concerned Black Men – National Organization (CBM) launched CBM CARES® National Mentoring Initiative, a uniquely designed mentoring effort that combines a school-based, group mentoring process with a one-to-one mentori...
Read more08-03-2018
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Concerned Black Men National is hosted its Veterans Resource and Hiring Fair on Friday May 15, 2018 at the Gallaudet Kellogg Conference Center Hotel at 800 Florida Avenue, NE, Washington 20002. The F...
Read more27-07-2017
CBM National Staff participated in a transformational Advanced Youth Development training with Thandor Miller and Syreeta Evans of the DC Children & Youth Investment Trust Corporation January 29. The session changed ...
Read more27-07-2017
By Jeannette Simon, Director Volunteer & Mentoring Services Mentors are phenomenal assets in the lives of young people. Regardless of socio-economic background, all youth have needs and can benefit from having a ment...
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Four CBM CARES® Program Managers will share their mentoring expertise with leaders in mentoring from around the country at the National Mentoring Summit in Arlington, Va. this month. Aaron Harris (CBM CARES® Prince Geo...
Read more27-07-2017
In our first official activity of National Mentoring Month, CBM is excited to again serve as the lead organization for the “Mentoring Monday” telethon, hosted in partnership with Fox 5 news in Washington, DC. “We a...
Read more27-07-2017
A third-party reviewer of the Saving Lives and Minds Academic Performance Program found that 71% of students enrolled in the SLAM after-school tutoring program improved reading or math levels by one grade level over the ...
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Pledging to be the best possible future leaders, students from CBM’s Saving Lives and Minds Summer Camp Program have made a video talking about their future selves. Some will be veterinarians, some professional athlete...
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CBM Oakland founder Saleem Shakir has long employed boxing as a tool to engage youth in science while teaching discipline and other “soft” life skills to prepare them for the future. But the community leader and Scie...
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The Metropolitan Chicago area can once again boast a Concerned Black Men chapter in the area to serve the community. Whether it is the disenfranchisement of Black veterans, the under-recognized impact of immigration poli...
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Concerned Black Men of America is expanding its mentoring outreach program to three new cities this summer. The CBM CARES® National Mentoring Initiative — which is currently serving middle school youth in Washington, ...
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Former CBM National Executive Director George Garrow was recently quoted in the Washington Post in an article that talks about how sequestration — deep cuts to federal programs — could affect the organization’...
Read more18-04-2017
At Savoy Elementary School in Washington, D.C., students attending the Saving Lives and Minds STEM Carnival learn how they can become STEM innovators, such as “coders, game designers, cyber-security professionals,” s...
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