TheBridgeProject

Connecting young men of color to pathways of opportunity and success • Founders: @BreylonSmithMPA @DrDavisDixon @CMooreLove

[TheBridgeProject @TheBridgePRJCT]

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Well done, Fellows!
As May comes to a close, we want to congratulate our Fellows for completing the first Architect Series with us.

#Dreams #Goals #StressManagement #ConflictResolution #MentalHealthWellness #CollegeReadiness

#TheBridgeProject

[Black, Blessed & Unbothered @MelanatedTalk]

This is how you make a difference in the lives of young Black boys. Thank you to the men who are teachers and mentors. We appreciate you. Our kids need you! And the parents need you too.
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#BlackMen
#BlackBoys
#Mentor

[MENTOR Maryland | DC @mentormddc]

What is trauma? How can we be trauma-informed in our relationships with young people? Join us on June 6th at 5:30 pm to answer these questions and more. #MentoringAmplifies

Register at: https://t.co/TKlpBdkYM4

[MENTOR @MENTORnational]

Use your voice today and write your elected officials in support of the Foster Youth Mentoring Act, which would expand quality mentoring for young people who need consistent connection the most: https://t.co/5zCzagSHK4 #MentoringAmplifies #FosterCareMonth #FosterOurFuture

[Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ @RepDonBacon]

Now is a critical moment for our nation’s young people and their educational development and growth.

That’s why I’m proud to cosponsor @RepMGS’s #MentoringMonth resolution. Now more than ever, kids need a trusted adult in their life to help them navigate today's challenges.

[Jawanza Kunjufu @AfrAmerImages]

Why is the 9th grade so important for black males?

[Sharif El-Mekki @selmekki]

Please share this opportunity with your network:
@CenterBlackEd is hiring Black high school & college students as paid teacher apprentices to work at both our virtual & in-person Freedom Schools Literacy Academy #FSLA https://t.co/JTIk4lEDsc

[TheBridgeProject @TheBridgePRJCT]

Excellent feature about young men of color at a leadership summit at Malcolm X College.

Shout out to:
+The people/organizations doing this work @mrpresidentjla @ksykesyb @McKinleyKNelson
+@WillABC7 for highlighting the positivity

#BYMOC #YouLoveToSeeIt

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[TheBridgeProject @TheBridgePRJCT]

How do young men of color decide to attend college? https://t.co/Id3bOgmKu2

[TheBridgeProject @TheBridgePRJCT]

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#College #ArchitectSeries #TheBridgeProject

[TheBridgeProject @TheBridgePRJCT]

"While enrollment in higher edu overall fell 2.5% in the fall, or by more than 461k students compared to the fall of 2019, the decline among men was more than 7X as steep as the decline among women, according to an analysis of figures from the @NSClearinghouse.

[Breylon Smith, MPA @BreylonSmithMPA]

Last night @TheBridgePRJCT covered #MentalHealth w/ our Fellows. Too often, we don't discuss this w/in the Black community. We reviewed terms, their experiences, & learned strategies to productively engage w/ their mental health.

#ArchitectSeries #TheBridgeProject #BlackBoys

[TheBridgeProject @TheBridgePRJCT]

Third session of the Architect Series in the books tonight.

Want to know some of the dreams of our Fellows?
- #College was mentioned most
- Impact the community by helping the #homeless & curing #cancer.

Shocked?! We’re not. Young men of color want to do well & be well.

[TheBridgeProject @TheBridgePRJCT]

Fellows (young men of color) in grades 8, 9, and 10 can still apply to participate in the Architect Series powered by @TheBridgePRJCT

Check out our website: https://t.co/Bw7FesIh09

Apply here:
https://t.co/JnItWIwFfq

#Mentoring #BYMOC #BlackBoys #DoYourPart

[TheBridgeProject @TheBridgePRJCT]

We had a great discussion tonight on #hopes & #dreams with our Fellows. They want to go to #college, pursue a #career, and become more #openminded. We will support them through this as they participate in the #ArchitectSeries.

What are your hopes and dreams?

[TheBridgeProject @TheBridgePRJCT]

We have another session of the Architect Series scheduled for today at 6pm EST. If you have a young man of color who should join us, have them complete an application! They just need to be in 8th, 9th, or 10th grade.

They can apply as a Fellow here:
https://t.co/qBofBpiIBX

[TheBridgeProject @TheBridgePRJCT]

Virtual Mentoring Sessions
Each Wednesday in April and the first two Wednesdays of May, we will discuss and design your future.

For young men of color in grades 8, 9, and 10.

They can apply here: https://t.co/lbqPbXAzWX

#TheBridgeProject #ArchitectSeries #VirtualMentoring

[TheBridgeProject @TheBridgePRJCT]

The Bridge Project is one of the ladders of opportunity and approaches this through life, leadership, and public speaking development. Specifically, we believe public speaking can impact literacy, life, and leadership skills.

#TheBridgeProject #ArchitectSeries #BYMOC

[TheBridgeProject @TheBridgePRJCT]

"[...] disparities remain in reading proficiency, w/ 86% of black boys & 82% of Hispanic boys reading below proficiency levels by the 4th grade – compared to 58% of white boys reading below proficiency levels." - A WH Press Release (2014) on the MBK Initiative.

#TheBridgeProject

[TheBridgeProject @TheBridgePRJCT]

First session of the Architect Series is in the books! On this journey, we discuss & design futures. There will be ups & downs. How we respond and how it shapes us is not overlooked. Know young men of color in grades 8-10? Have them join us! Apply here: https://t.co/v8vODkfF3n