A Prescription for Parenting

On Saturday, July 12, the Center for Community Development participated in the Truth-in-Love Ministries radio broadcast on WYCA 102.3 FM.

The topic for the evening was A prescription for parenting.

Steps to Manhood Mentoring Program

Frequently Asked Questions

What is mentoring?

Mentoring is the sharing of your knowledge and experience with another person.

Where do you mentor the youth in your program?

7877 S. Coles Ave Chicago, IL

Age of youth?

6-17 yrs old

When do you meet with the youth?

We meet on Saturdays, by appointment only.

What scripture would you base the program on?

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child, but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
1 Corinthians 13:11

Why is the program needed?

The level of black incarceration should be cause for national concern, particularly black men. Our program was created to provide an alternative to the cycle of incarceration.

What is your experience and significant success in this area?

27 yrs. Of work with youth
16 yrs. Of parenting
masters of art in community development

What are your proposed outcomes for this program?

Prepare boys for manhood
Develop sound decision-making skills
Character & Leadership development
Expose boys to the world outside their neighborhood

Men's Conference 2008

Ministry One Presents

Men’s Conference 2008

June 13, 2008
Men of Honor Awards
June 14, 2008
Men & Boys Only

First Progressive Church of Christ
7259 S. Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60619

Registration fee
Men $35
Boys $10

For more information, call 312 371 9131 or http://www.ministryone.net/

Steps to Manhood Mentoring Program

The Center for Community Development’s Steps to Manhood (STM) mentoring program provides boys the comprehensive support and training necessary to transition from boys to men. STM incorporates the experience of Christian men and the wisdom of God’s word to prepare our boys to be contributors to their family and their community. The STM program teaches decision-making, leadership development, teamwork and financial literacy. We provide boys and young men an opportunity to gain exposure outside of their neighborhood through career counseling and college tours. STM meets every Saturday 11am-noon at Christ Bible Church, 7877 S. Coles Ave in Chicago. We provide services for boys in grades k-12. For more information or to enroll a student, please email cntrforcommdev@sbcglobal.net or call 773 322-2248.

HOPE

Have you looked into the eyes of a boy without hope? I have-and it changed me. As the father of three boys, I think about my sons when I look into the eyes of a boy without hope.

Many of the boys I work with don't know what the future holds for them. They live only for today. For some, the world is limited to their drug-infested neighborhood. That's why the Center for Community Development exists-to offer hope. Through our Steps to Manhood Mentoring Program, we provide hope for the future for boys in grades K-12. Our boys have been studying the wisdom the Lord has given us in the book of Proverbs. In addition to hope, we offer help with homework.

The Center for Community Development provides transportation to and from all mentoring sessions. As you know, gas prices have risen significantly. With your gift of $25 we can transport our boys to and from our mentoring activites for two weeks. A gift of $50 will provide gas for one month. Or, a more generous gift of $100 will provide funds for a field trip. For your convenience, you can click on the following link to make a secure, on-line donation: http://www.cfcdevelopment.com/donation.html

Wanted: Volunteers

Looking for someone to
love you for your mind?
Volunteer in a Chicago area
tutor/mentor program where you
can be a HERO and a mentor.
Be a volunteer, a donor, a leader.
Find how to be involved. Visit the
Program Locator section at
www.tutormentorconnection.org

Mentoring Matters

On the Oprah Winfrey Show, Susan L. Taylor announced a call to recruit 1 million mentors for vulnerable youth. Why is this significant? Consider the following:

2.4 million Black children have an incarcerated parent
Source: All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated

In some areas, fewer than 20% of Black males are graduating from high school
Source: Public Education and the Black Male student, a report by

Schott Foundation for Public Education
60% of Black fourth-graders did not score at the basic achievement level on national reading tests in 2005
Source: 2005 National Assessment of Education Programs

We must act now to mend the brokenness is spreading across this country.

For information about the Center for Community Development’s Steps to Manhood Mentoring Program, go to http://www.tutormentorprogramlocator.net/programlocator/chiprgs.asp