WATCH: Highlights from My Brother’s Keeper Buffalo Male Academy Program Launch [Video]

Yasmin Young, host of the 2 to 6 Takeover (M-F, 2-6 PM) was on hand at the My Brother’s Keeper Buffalo Male Academy Program Launch! Watch Mayor Brown proclaim August 7th My Brother’s Keeper Day and the highlights from the program!

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"Introduced by President Obama in 2014, My Brother’s Keeper provides funding for programs that intervene in the lives of black and Hispanic youth and set them on course toward a better educational future." ~ Buffalo News

National MBK Milestones
At the national level, MBK is focused on ensuring that all children:

Enter school ready to learn;
Read at grade level by third grade;
Graduate from high school ready for college and career;
Complete postsecondary education or training;
Successfully enter the workforce; and
Grow up in safe communities and get a second chance if they make a mistake.

MBK In NYS

In addition to supporting the six milestones set at the national level, New York’s MBK initiative is also committed to:

Ensuring equitable access to high quality schools and programs;
Expanding prevention, early warning, and intervention services;
Using differentiated approaches based on need and culture;
Responding to structural and institutional racism;
Making comprehensive and coordinated support services widely available; and
Engaging families and communities in a trusted and respectful way.

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