| 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.
 John T. Brice
Program Manager
E-mail: jbrice@cbmnational.org
CBM CARES® Philadelphia, PA
7200 North 21st Street
Philadelphia, PA 19138
TEL: 215-276-2260
FAX: 215-276-4734
Local Chapter Initiatives – CBM of Philadelphia, PA
 HBCU Tour – Junior and senior in high school students have an opportunity to meet with administrators, faculty, college students, and financial aid advisors in addition to receiving information on tuition, financial aid, scholarships, academic programs and entrance requirements at select Historical Black Colleges.
African American Youth Recognition and Awards Banquet -Each year students are asked to prepare a typed resume and attend an orientation for the scholarship program and to be a part of the awards banquet. A “Youth of the Year Award” is given out.
Adopt a School Program -Fredrick Douglass Elementary School is CBM’s adopted school. The program goal is to keep students focused on education and provide assistance to the school as needed.
Bringing the Black Boy to Manhood Program – In partnership with the African American firefighters, Pennsylvania Probation and Parole, Philadelphia Police Department, Prince Hall Masonic Lodges and local businessmen, CBM conducts programs in the Philadelphia schools that allow students to interact with men who are making a difference in their communities.
Evening and After School Computer Program – CBM’s Computer Program trains youth and adult in computer technology; business software applications, accessing the internet and designing web pages.
To learn more about Concerned Black Men of Philadelphia local chapter initiatives, visit the chapter website at: www.cbmphila.org
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