Why Mentor?

Because this is our state of emergency today:

• Of all Black fourth-graders, 58% are functionally illiterate.
• In some cities, 80% of our boys drop out before finishing high school.
• Every day 1,000 Black children are arrested.
• 1 in every 8 African American males ages 25-29 is incarcerated.
• The number one cause of death for our boys is homicide.

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