http://www.cbmcares.org Just another WordPress site Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:14:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.cbmcares.org/mentoring/the-importance-of-mentoring.html http://www.cbmcares.org/mentoring/the-importance-of-mentoring.html#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 07:54:25 +0000 admin http://www.cbmcares.org/?p=1 Presently, the family support system that so many of us took for granted as we stumbled into adulthood is not as readily available to our young people. Today, we don’t look at that support system as mentors. Concerned Black Men – National Organization (CBM) is stepping up to the plate to fill that gap with a mentoring program geared toward our young African American boys with potential (usually referred to as at” risk youth”) through our CBM CARES National Mentoring Initiative.  By focusing on, referring to and engaging in the positive, their potential, CBM is positioning the Organization to be a major advocate for our young boys to guide them into making wise choices for themselves.  
All the studies report the same findings: young people with a positive caring adult (mentor) in their life are less likely to participate in risky behavior.  There are 8,760 hours in a year.  Committing merely 96 of those hours over the course of a year, that’s .010 percent of your time you can dedicate to helping a young boy who needs someone to believe in him and help him believe in himself. We must ask ourselves… Is this asking too much? What’s the alternative? ]]> http://www.cbmcares.org/mentoring/the-importance-of-mentoring.html/feed 0