Closing the Opportunity Divide
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that specializes in coaching, mentorship, and educational programming to at-risk youth in our communities.
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Fostering Success Boys to Men, Inc. was established in 2016 out of a need to establish a platform to discuss personal and professional development in opportunity youth. Fostering Success, a multi-service organization, primarily provides coaching, mentorship, and educational programming to youth at risk.
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Our mission is to close the opportunity divide by improving the positive life outcomes of at risk males through early awareness, educational mentorship and resource alignment.
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We seek to decrease the incidences of homelessness, drug addiction, incarceration, unemployment, drop out and premature fatherhood disproportionately experienced by at risk males. The objective is to motivate, inspire and to empower African American boys and young men impacted by poverty to maximize their full potential and to thrive.
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Check out our interview from People Powered Media reporter, Maria Bryant.
Our Services
We aim to offer transformational programming for at-risk youth and their caregivers. We provide customizable professional development workshops for faith-based, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations, as well as educational institutions serving at-risk males. Additionally, we offer quality youth development programs that include:
Fostering Success Transitional Housing
Offers safe, affordable housing and rehabilitation services, aiming to support their reintegration into society.
Street Outreach and Group Home Services
Aims to provide prevention and intervention services to runaway, homeless, and street youth in a group home setting.
Changing the Narrative: Dine and Dialogue Series
Interactive lecture series that addresses issues impacting our communities.
Tied to
Success: Youth Development Workshop
Equips youth with soft and technical skills necessary for career success. Some highlights include a career portfolio, dining etiquette training, and tie tying strategies.
Youth Leadership Academy: Rites of Passage
Enhances self-esteem and empowerment through story-telling, poetry and other interactive activities. View video
Emerging STEM Leaders Program
Shaping the innovators of tomorrow. Hands on introduction to STEM careers and experiments.
Got Some Change
Enhances self-esteem and empowerment through story-telling, poetry and other interactive activities.
Black on Black Love
Highlights the reality of gun violence beyond the rap glamour.
"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men"
Frederick Douglas
Board of Directors
DR. CRAIG SMITH
FOUNDER/CEO
DR. ANGIE WILLIAMS-McMICHAEL
LOVELLE McMICHAEL
(Mdiv, Med)
