Giving Boys a Guide to Manhood …
THE MENFORMATION PROJECT, INC. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community benefit organization founded in 2008. We conduct group mentoring and rites of passage for 8 to 17 year old boys of color.
Our mission is to help boys stay in school & stay out of jail !!! Our team of mentors inspire boys to live a life of integrity guided by the 22 Principles of Manhood.
MENFORMATION brings boys together with men from all walks of life, in a safe & fun environment to share life-skills and goal setting tools to encourage and cultivate positive growth in character, better educational aptitudes, and financial literacy.
Our group mentoring relationship is a 10-month commitment (Jan~Oct). Any boy can enroll free of cost. We maintain a 3:1 ratio of boys to mentors in teams.
California Mentor Foundation reports that when boys are mentored well: 98% stay in school; 98% do not become teen parents; 85% do not use drugs; and 98% avoid gang participation. Unfortunately, boys of color are less likely to have a mentor.
MENFORMATION works in partnership with Challengers Boys & Girls Club and charter schools in this low and moderate income area of South Central Los Angeles.
MENFORMATION positively impacts lives for hundreds of at-risk boys. Most of our boys live in father-absent households and do not see positive male role models.
MENFORMATION delivers social services to disadvantaged boys that produces individual child development and improves community development.
ALL BOYS WELCOME
ages 8 to 17 years old
SAFE FUN & FREE LUNCH
Basketball • Tennis • Chess • Video Games
10:00am to 1:00pm
5029 South Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90037