"it is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men" Frederick Douglass BELOW ARE SOME STATISTICS THAT EXhIBIT WHY men of purpose organization is essential to building a community where young black males feel supported, empowered and motivated to be the best version of themselves. Education statistics according to the national assessment of educational progress (naep) Only 9 out of 100 Black students performed at or above the NAEP proficient level in civics. Only 13 out of 100 Black students performed at or above the NAEP proficient level in math. Only 15 out of 100 Black students performed at or above the NAEP proficient level in reading. incarceration statistics according to children defense fund (cdf) Of the 265,600 children arrested in the United States in 2021, 1 in 3 were Black children, though Black children constitute only 15% of the nation’s youth population. 41% of youth in custody (ex. juvenile justice and detention centers, jails and prisons) are Black. ACCORDING TO THE CDC, 71.5% OF BLACK DADS ARE ABSENT FROM THEIR HOMES...all of the statements above bear witness to the effects of that.... our children need our help now!
program TENETS
Mentorship
We Believe in REACH ONE, TEACH ONE.
Community Engagement
We Believe in TAKING CARE OF HOME.
Personal development
We Believe that One HAS TO GROW TO GO..
Cultural pride
We Believe that ONE MUST LOVE their ROOTS to GROW.
A WORD FROM THE FOUNDER............
HELLO, MY NAME IS TRACEY GREENE AND I AM THE FOUNDER OF MEN OF PURPOSE. I HAIL FROM AUGUSTA, GA. AND HAVE BEEN AN EDUCATOR FOR 5 YEARS. I CURRENTLY SERVE AS A MIDDLE GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AND CASE MANAGER IN SPECIAL EDUCATION. I GIVE ALL HONOR TO MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. THE VISION THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME WAS TO MENTOR OUR YOUNG BLACK MALES. AT THE AGE OF 15 ON DECEMBER 2ND 1989, MY FATHER PASSED. THIS WAS THE MOST DEVASTATING TIME OF MY YOUNG LIFE. IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF MY UNDERSTANDING AND DEFINING WHO I WOULD LIKE TO BE AS MAN IN SOCIETY. LIVING IN A PREDOMINANTLY AFRICAN AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD SORROUNDED BY CRIME AND GANG ACTIVITY, I COULD HAVE EASILY FALLEN INTO A LIFE OF CRIME. HOWEVER, WITH THE INFLUENCES OF MY OLDER BROTHER, MY UNCLES, MALE EDUCATORS, AND THE MEN OF MY CHURCH, THEY HELPED ME BY BEING AN EXTENSION OF MY FATHER. THEY ALL SAW MY POTENTIAL AND REFUSED TO LET ME BECOME A STATISTIC. THIS IS MY PURPOSE FOR FOUNDING THE MEN OF PURPOSE MENTOR PROGRAM. THERE ARE SO MANY YOUNG BLACK MALES THAT ARE WITHOUT POSITIVE MALE ROLE MODELS AND THE MEN OF PURPOSE MENTOR GROUP IS DEDICATED TO FILLING THE MANY VOIDS THAT COME FROM FATHERHOOD ABSENCE. MEN OF PURPOSE IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT MOLDS AND CREATES AWARENESS WITHIN OUR YOUNG BLACK MALES. THIS PROGRAM'S COMMITMENT IS TO HELP CULTIVATE ASPIRATION, INSPIRATION, AND DIE-HARD WORK ETHIC WITHIN OUR YOUNG MEN SO THAT OUR YOUNG MEN MAY TAKE THEIR RIGHTFUL PLACE IN SOCIETY.
HELLO, MY NAME IS TRACEY GREENE AND I AM THE FOUNDER OF MEN OF PURPOSE. I HAIL FROM AUGUSTA, GA. AND HAVE BEEN AN EDUCATOR FOR 5 YEARS. I CURRENTLY SERVE AS A MIDDLE GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AND CASE MANAGER IN SPECIAL EDUCATION. I GIVE ALL HONOR TO MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. THE VISION THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME WAS TO MENTOR OUR YOUNG BLACK MALES. AT THE AGE OF 15 ON DECEMBER 2ND 1989, MY FATHER PASSED. THIS WAS THE MOST DEVASTATING TIME OF MY YOUNG LIFE. IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF MY UNDERSTANDING AND DEFINING WHO I WOULD LIKE TO BE AS MAN IN SOCIETY. LIVING IN A PREDOMINANTLY AFRICAN AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD SORROUNDED BY CRIME AND GANG ACTIVITY, I COULD HAVE EASILY FALLEN INTO A LIFE OF CRIME. HOWEVER, WITH THE INFLUENCES OF MY OLDER BROTHER, MY UNCLES, MALE EDUCATORS, AND THE MEN OF MY CHURCH, THEY HELPED ME BY BEING AN EXTENSION OF MY FATHER. THEY ALL SAW MY POTENTIAL AND REFUSED TO LET ME BECOME A STATISTIC. THIS IS MY PURPOSE FOR FOUNDING THE MEN OF PURPOSE MENTOR PROGRAM. THERE ARE SO MANY YOUNG BLACK MALES THAT ARE WITHOUT POSITIVE MALE ROLE MODELS AND THE MEN OF PURPOSE MENTOR GROUP IS DEDICATED TO FILLING THE MANY VOIDS THAT COME FROM FATHERHOOD ABSENCE. MEN OF PURPOSE IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT MOLDS AND CREATES AWARENESS WITHIN OUR YOUNG BLACK MALES. THIS PROGRAM'S COMMITMENT IS TO HELP CULTIVATE ASPIRATION, INSPIRATION, AND DIE-HARD WORK ETHIC WITHIN OUR YOUNG MEN SO THAT OUR YOUNG MEN MAY TAKE THEIR RIGHTFUL PLACE IN SOCIETY.