Why Teenage Boys?
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Our Mission and Values
Our mission, at Boys to Men Mentoring, is to build communities of male role models who, through consistent group mentoring, encourage and empower teenage boys to follow their dreams. As our community of boys continue to evolve, it is our responsibility to provide them with opportunities for them to receive the support they need to grow and the resources they need to be successful.
Our Values
We envision every middle and high school teenage boy in our community to have access to positive mentors empowering them to achieve their dream of the good man they want to become.
Boys to Men Six Core Values
- INTEGRITY – is the foundation of the Boys to Men program. Mentees learn that the true meaning of a man is someone who is honest, reliable, and accountable. A real man is in touch with truth. Mentees are shown that through their own personal integrity, they create the identity that is how they are viewed in today’s world. A mentee is shown the value in doing what he says he will do, and also shown the value in making sure when he is out of integrity that he takes the time to repair what has happened so that he will continue to be viewed as he makes amends when he is out of integrity and does what he says he is going to do.
- RESPONSIBILITY – Mentees are taught that they alone are responsible for their own actions and choices, right or wrong. The responsibility for who they are and the man they will become falls on their shoulders alone. Each mentee learns they choose how they are viewed in today’s world.
- ACCOUNTABILITY– Mentees learn that they have self-accountability and must take ownership over how they think, do, and feel. A man can feel anger or joy, fear or confidence; how he acts in each situation is his own self-accountability. Each mentee learns he alone is responsible for controlling his own emotions.
- SELF- AWARENESS– Mentees learn the importance of controlling their emotions and can be aware that this is their responsibility. This does not mean they will always succeed in controlling how they act in a situation; however, it also makes them aware they must accept the consequences of their action.
- EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION– is one of the most important concepts of the program. Mentees learn about coping skills and what signs to look for that trigger their emotional responses. Techniques are taught to help control their anger in hopes of dimensioning the negative consequences they are used to experiencing. These consequences include trouble with parents, teachers and school suspensions.
- THE MAN THEY WANT TO BE – Mentees learn to think about their futures and how to get there. Once a young man knows who he wants to be, Boys to Men can then look at where he is today and help the mentee build a map to travel from point a to point be. Boys to Men can then hold the young man accountable to himself to help him complete his journey.