About Our Chapters
OUR PROGRAMS
PROJECT SUCCESS
Project Success is a nationally recognized post-secondary preparation, tuition assistance and mentoring program for Atlanta Public Schools (APS) students whereby the 100 Black Men of Atlanta provides tuition-assistance scholarships for all Project Success students who graduate from high school. Project Success started in 1987 and is dedicated to encouraging students to reach academic success, and helping them develop into educated, contributing members of our community. In addition to meeting all admittance criteria, students must commit to full participation in the academic, social, cultural and recreational events associated with the program. The Parent or Guardian must also demonstrate strong and consistent involvement in the program.
B.E.S.T. ACADEMY
The B.E.S.T. Academy in partnership with 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc., is a public all-boys school in Atlanta, Georgia, servicing students from grades 6-12. Its mission is to develop a high-functioning community of learners by promoting excellence in student achievement, culture, climate, and stakeholder involvement. Through the single-gender structure, The B.E.S.T. Academy strives to significantly shape its students into well-rounded young men who are prepared to meet current and future demands in an ever-changing global society. The 100 BMOA helps B.E.S.T. achieve its mission by providing leadership development services, on-site support, mentoring programs and financial assistance to the young men.
100 SCHOLARS ROBOTICS ALLIANCE
The 100 Scholars Robotics Alliance is designed to inspire elementary, middle and high school student interest in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. This program exposes students to in-demand skill sets such as project management, programming and data analysis, and teaches them how to operate within high performing teams. Through our robotics program, we strive to reach students of color in at-risk communities and help them realize they can achieve professional success in STEM fields they may otherwise never have considered. The 100 BMOA operates a 15,000-square-foot robotics facility and supports over 4,000 students in underserved communities across 10 cities in Georgia. Our robotics teams have competed at the city, regional and national levels.
Serving the City of Atlanta
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THE RITES OF PASSAGE ACADEMYThe Rites of Passage Academy (ROP) prepares young men for the future by building a better quality of life. This enables the young men in the program to attend a college or an institute of higher learning of his choice. Our academy is the gateway to success for many young men that we mentor. ROP provides a bridge of adolescence to adulthood for young African American males in grades 8-12. The curriculum consists of 18-22 weeks of social skill building, classroom mentoring, lectures, field trips, nature explorations, finance and investment training, conflict resolution and much more.
EDUCATION
The 100 Black Men of South Metro, Inc. is committed to educating and empowering our youth! What better way to ensure a promising future than investing in our youth. Knowledge is power and today’s youth is our future!
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Our Health and Wellness initiatives are centered around raising awareness, providing access and resources and helping to create and cultivate healthier communities and families in the South Metro Atlanta area. We proudly host seminars, run/walks, and panels on topics, such as juvenile diabetes, prostate cancer, and mental health.
FINANCIAL LITERACY
The 100 defines economic empowerment as the ability to be self-determined in creating dreams, pursuing them and ultimately perpetuating them by establishing the mechanisms to sustain generational wealth. Program initiatives promote generationally economic self-sufficiency through financial literacy, family wealth building, and entrepreneurship.
M.I.R.R.O.R. 100
COLLEGIATE 100
EMERGING 100
Serving South Fulton, Fayette, Clayton, and Henry Counties
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MENTORING
The "Men of Tomorrow" mentoring program is our strongest and most effective program. The program targets at risk youth and provides group mentoring to over 100 youth ages 11 through 18 on a biweekly basis in three (3) locations.
COLLEGIATE 100
In keeping with our Mentoring The 100 Way Across A Lifetime, the North Metro chapter supports a Collegiate 100 program at Kennesaw State University. Through this continued mentoring connection we can aid our mentees educational, social and professional development as well as promoting college success that leads to higher graduation rates.
EDUCATION
We promote educational excellence and are committed to the encouragement of young people to thrive in this area of their lives. Reaching out into our local communities, we provide scholarships and numerous tutoring programs while members take an active role in our school-based mentoring initiative at elementary, middle and high schools.
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
The North Metro chapter addresses the economic underdevelopment of the African American community through programs designed to promote savings, home ownership and entrepreneurship. Our goal is to instill positive economic values in young people and encourage adults to realize their full economic potential.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
The North Metro chapter partners with various organizations to promote a variety of health and wellness issues such as health screenings, drug and HIV/AIDS prevention, teen pregnancy prevention, Diabetes and Prostate Cancer awareness.
Serving Cobb, North Fulton and Gwinnett Counties
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LEADERSHIP ACADEMYThe Leadership Academy is designed to address the crisis in which black youth find themselves today. It provides a series of structured educational activities that allow students to learn and experience new survival techniques, new environments, and growth opportunities. The Leadership Academy nurtures achievement, provides support, and enhances self-esteem for participating students.
STEM/DRONE
The STEM/Drone program provides hands-on aviation experience for rising 6th through 12th grade students. Students are exposed to careers in aviation through field trips to airports and other aviation facilities, including component testing and assembly. The culminating experience garners teamwork through a build-off competition, where students will be challenged to build and fly an aircraft they design against other teams.
INTERNATIONAL
Students are given an opportunity to travel internationally and obtain exposure to the world beyond the United States. In the past three years this organization has traveled to Africa, Costa Rica (twice), and most recently Guatemala. Students are required to participate in an in-depth research study on the culture and customs of the travel destination.
MENTORING
The 100 Black Men of DeKalb's Alpha Academy formerly known as Boys 2 Men Mentoring sessions are held every Saturday morning, September through June, at the DeKalb County Juvenile court house. The sessions are designed to provide different modules that engage youth to open up about issues that create problems within "their world" of today's society. The goal is to provide alternative ways of thinking when faced with problems that ultimately prevent unnecessary criminal issues and/or life setbacks.
Serving DeKalb and Rockdale Counties
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