CBM CARES® Prince George’s County, MD


The CBM CARES® National Mentoring Initiative is a program that provides middle school boys with responsible and caring adult male mentors. Citing statistics that assert that more than 60% of black children are growing up in father absent households with a similar amount dropping out of high school, coupled with the fact that a high percentage of those high school drop-outs are black boys, Concerned Black Men believes that involving African American men to mentor young males of color is an imperative. The CBM CARES® National Mentoring Initiative is part of a comprehensive outreach project designed to improve academic and life outcomes for youths residing in underserved communities nationwide.

 

Kelly Gilmore
Program Manager
E-mail: kgilmore@cbmnational.org

CBM CARES® Prince George’s County, MD
5211 Auth Road
Suite 202-B
Suitland, MD 20746
TEL: 240-392-2288
FAX: 240-838-3848

 

Local Chapter Initiatives – CBM of Prince George’s County, MD
. CBM Family Services Center - The goal of the Center is to empower youth and their families to overcome life’s most difficult challenges by providing evidence-based, “best practice” programs including parenting, adult literacy and workforce development initiatives.
Parent Self-Improvement Project – A basic education program for low-income parents to provide them with skills that will improve their opportunities for job training and employment.
Fatherhood Initiative - The overall purpose of the CBM Fatherhood Initiative is to enhance effective and responsible fathering through parenting education and economic stability.
Substance Abuse Program - This youth prevention initiative integrates substance abuse messages into its projects and activities. Because there is a strong relationship between substance abuse and risky sexual behavior, CBM includes substance abuse prevention messages in its HIV and teen pregnancy activities.
Saving Lives and Minds (SLAM) - A violence prevention program that seeks to reduce delinquency and truancy by convincing young people of their ability to succeed.
CBM CARES® National Mentoring Initiative - A comprehensive outreach project designed to improve academic and life outcomes for youths enrolled in select middle schools in underserved communities nationwide where CBM chapters are located.
To learn more about Concerned Black Men of Prince George’s County, MD local chapter initiatives, visit the CBM national  website at: www.cbmnational.org