Birmingham nonprofit seeks mentors to build brighter future for area youth

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HER OR KNOW WHERE SHE IS. WELL, THERE’S A NEW PUSH TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY IS PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO GUIDE YOUNGER GENERATIONS IN THE FUTURE. YEAH. THE WVTM 13 CHIP SCARBOROUGH IS LIVE AT REGIONS FIELD THIS AFTERNOON WHERE ONE ORGANIZATION IS WORKING TO SECURE MENTORS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. CHIP. WELL, GLADYS AND JARVIS GROWING KINGS, A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ITS 100 MENTORS AND 100 DAYS CAMPAIGN EVENT, ALL DESIGNED TO RECRUIT 100 MENTORS AND TRAIN THEM IN 100 DAYS. NOW GROWING KING’S A NONPROFIT HERE IN BIRMINGHAM, WORKS WITH UNDERSERVED MALE YOUTH IN BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS, STARTING IN THE FOURTH GRADE AND STAYING WITH THEM ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE 12TH GRADE. IT’S SOMETHING THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REFERS TO AS, QUOTE, THE JOURNEY OF KING, ADDING, YOU CAN’T PUT A PRICE TAG ON THE VALUE OF A MENTOR. OH, NOT AT ALL. IT’S CRITICAL. I THINK WE HAVE TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT ALL OF US ARE WHERE WE ARE BECAUSE OF OTHER PEOPLE. IT’S THE INPUTS THAT WE’RE IN OUR LIVES. AND UNFORTUNATELY, TOO FEW OF THE YOUNG MEN GROWING UP IN SOME OF OUR BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITIES DON’T HAVE ENOUGH PROTECTIVE FACTORS SERVING AS INPUTS IN THEIR LIVES. AND GROWING, KING SAYS. WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS IS WHAT THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE WALK AWAY WITH. ANYONE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING CAN VISIT, GROW. IN KING’S BIRMINGHAM ONLINE LIVE AT REGIONS FIELD IN BIRMINGHAM TH

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Birmingham nonprofit seeks mentors to build brighter future for area youth

There's a new push to make sure our community is properly equipped to help guide younger generations into the future. Growing Kings, a community organization, is right in the middle of its "100 Mentors in 100 Days" campaign event. It's designed to recruit 100 mentors and train them in 100 days. Growing Kings works with underserved male youth in Birmingham City Schools, starting in the 4th grade and staying with them all the way through 12th grade. It's something the nonprofit organization refers to as "The Journey of King," adding you can't put a price on the value of a mentor. "Oh, not at all," Growing Kings executive director Marcus Carson says. "It's critical. I think we really have to understand that all of us are where we are because of other people. It's the inputs that were in our lives and unfortunately, too few of the young men growing up in some of our Birmingham communities don't have enough protective factors serving as inputs in their lives."Growing Kings says when all is said and done, all that matters is what young people receive and take away. For more information about becoming a mentor, you can visit Growing Kings.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —

There's a new push to make sure our community is properly equipped to help guide younger generations into the future.

Growing Kings, a community organization, is right in the middle of its "100 Mentors in 100 Days" campaign event. It's designed to recruit 100 mentors and train them in 100 days.

Growing Kings works with underserved male youth in Birmingham City Schools, starting in the 4th grade and staying with them all the way through 12th grade. It's something the nonprofit organization refers to as "The Journey of King," adding you can't put a price on the value of a mentor.

"Oh, not at all," Growing Kings executive director Marcus Carson says. "It's critical. I think we really have to understand that all of us are where we are because of other people. It's the inputs that were in our lives and unfortunately, too few of the young men growing up in some of our Birmingham communities don't have enough protective factors serving as inputs in their lives."

Growing Kings says when all is said and done, all that matters is what young people receive and take away. For more information about becoming a mentor, you can visit Growing Kings.

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