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Sports Buddies Mentoring
The Greater Detroit Chapter of 100 Black Men has teamed with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit to develop a mentoring program called “Sports Buddies,” designed to increase the number of committed African American males serving as mentors to African American youths in the Detroit Area.
Each month mentors take their mentees to a predetermined sporting event or sports activity. They talk with their mentees about sports, school and other positive topics, and enjoy experiences that last a lifetime. Mentoring is fun and rewarding for both the mentor and the mentee and has an incredible impact on the lives of our youth.
Project Success (formerly 2010)
As our flagship initiative, the Detroit chapter works with high school students in the Detroit Public School System (Southeastern High School of Technology). Members of the 100 Black Men work with the students to increase their success rate for graduating from High School through various workshop sessions that reinforce academics, attendance and behavior both in school and within the program. As an added component, our dedicated and caring mentor’s plant seeds of success by exposing them to events and activities that help them develop and exercise social skills, etiquette and mutual respect for others. In addition, one of the many incentives is the opportunity for each student to earn an all expense paid trip courtesy of the 100 to the annual national conference. These experiences afford the young men exposure to a national audience as well as a forum to exercise that which has been learned in the program. FOR PROJECT SUCCESS INITIATIVE CLICK HERE! Contact us at
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Oratorical Contest
The "Speaking with Confidence & Excellence" Oratorical Contest is designed
to motivate and inspire Detroit Public School and City of Detroit students
in grade 12 to gain experience in public speaking and provide them with the
opportunity to compete for college scholarships, cash awards and textbook
monies.
On March 14, 2009 the 100 Black Men of Greater Detroit and The Detroit
Public Schools hosted our 13th Annual "Speaking with Confidence &
Excellence" Oratorical Contest at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago -
Detroit Branch. Over (70) seventy students representing (12) twelve Detroit
Public High Schools participated in the program where young orators were
required to write and present a (5) five minute persuasive speech on the
theme: "The present day tax system is (or is not) unfair to middle-class and
low income Americans".
In conjunction with our University Partners Eastern Michigan University,
Michigan State University, Olivet College, University of Detroit-Mercy and
Western Michigan University and our business partners GMAC, Excellence In
Action, Inc. and Wireless Resources, Inc. we offered over $140,000 dollars
in scholarship, cash and textbook awards to students.
College Symposium
For students in grades 9-12 and their parents who are interested in
successfully navigating the college admissions and financial aid/scholarship
maze, the 100 Black Men of Greater Detroit offered its first annual College
Symposium aimed at answering the following questions:
1. What are colleges and universities looking for in students?
2. What is the application process?
3. When should I begin the application process?
4. How can I afford college?
5. What type of scholarship and/or financial aid opportunities/resources are
available?
In conjunction with our University Partners Eastern Michigan University,
Michigan State University, Olivet College, University of Detroit-Mercy and
Western Michigan University we answered these questions for over 500
students and parents at our first annual symposium held at the Federal
Reserve Bank of Chicago-Detroit Branch on March 28, 2009.
Health Awareness
The mission of the Health and Awareness Committee is to promote the education
of diseases and care for of African American males. Such diseases as diabetes
prostate cancer, and heart disease are known as major causes of Black Males medical demise. Educating the community on treatment and preventable
measures is our goal. Current programming has collaborative efforts, with
American Cancer Society, St Johns Hospital, Henry Ford, Health Alliance Plan
and Blue Cross Blue Shield. For further information contact us –
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Economic Development
The Mission of the Economic Development Committee is to strengthen the African
American community through economic development by way of effective
networking, economic education, workshops and training of our chapter members,
our youth (including Mentor programs) and the African American community. Both
the youth and adult African American community are targeted to accomplish this
mission.
Current programming includes Adopt-A-Business(s) where we engage with local business(s) to help promote their community presence, thus increasing local dollars spent at Black owned businesses. Also we have Adopt-A-Family initiative that allows us to aid families in need, particularly during the Christmas holiday season. For further information contact us –
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Smart Edge
Partnering with GMAC our chapter provides seminars on your financial health. These seminars provide the community with opportunities review the credit process and how it affects their purchasing power. Seminars are typically held at churches, schools, and community centers.
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