The Vision
Our vision is Communities of Men
all over Virginia
who Teach, Support,
Mentor, and Encourage Boys
To become Compassionate,
Accountable men.
The Mission
To raise awareness about the challenges facing
boys, and to motivate caring adult males to provide
boys with mentoring and modeling
so that they learn integrity, accountability,
compassion and respect
and guide them
toward healthy manhood.
Who are we
Boys to Men Mentoring of Virginia guides boys 12-17 years of age through their passage to manhood. We provide boys with mentoring and modeling so that they learn integrity, accountability, compassion and respect. We help boys develop responsibility and guide them toward healthy manhood.
Why there's a need
The challenge for boys in today's world is greater than ever. Boys have too few positive role models and far too many negative examples of masculinity. Gangs, drugs, Internet pornography, and teen pregnancies compound this critical time in a young man's life. Too many good boys get caught up in a path they may not have chosen if they had a mentor to help see options, weigh consequences and make positive choices.
- Divorce rates are over 50%
- Over 40% of families are single parent with mom as head of the household.
- Boys are seeking honor and respect through threats and acts of violence. When a young man takes a risk, he is begging for attention.
- Use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs continues to be a rite of passage for many boys.
- Boys suffer from sadness, fear and anger in a culture of cruelty and are taught not to express their feelings
- Fewer healthy mature men are taking on a mentoring role to guide and nurture boys
What we are about
We...
- Build self esteem
- Provide a unique and safe place where boys can interact with committed, conscientious men
- Encourage boys to be men of honor. To seek and speak the truth.
- Help boys discover and develop their individual strengths, talents and gifts.
- Mentor positive male role models
- Challenge boys to live lives of responsible action and make a meaningful impact in the world.
- Teach boys how to resolve conflicts and ask for forgiveness.
- Support boy's dreams to find a personal mission
- Praise the greatness in each boy.
- Give our boys hope, confidence and courage.
Our program addresses core issues facing adolescent boys.
Boys act out for a reason. Once that reason is revealed, they are better able to make conscious choices.