First Baptist Church Bracktown

Mission Statement

The mission of this program is to educate, motivate and activate the potential for excellence in every African American male we touch and this cannot be accomplished in isolation.

The Problem

For every 1 African American male enrolled in college, 6 will be added to the prison and jail population 85% of African American children in special education classes are male 40% of the African American males in the U.S. are functionally illiterate 1.5 million African American males are in prison By 2020, 70% of all African American males will be unavailable to African American women.

1 in 3 African American males will drop out of high school

1 in 9 African American males will use cocaine

1 in 12 African American males will have a STD

1 in 20 African American males will be incarcerated

The Solution

We believe by investing in the lives of our young African American males that we can make a difference in our communities and prepare a generation for a better and brighter future. We believe in order for any program to work there must be commitment and consistency. We are committed to meeting with the Academy participants every Saturday and we consistently provide sessions focused on literacy, math, spiritual growth, leadership skills, ACT prep, and German to name a few. We are interested in developing the whole child therefore, their academic, behavioral, social and emotional development is top priority. Our efforts are supported by the family, school teachers, counselors, pastors, community businesses and surrounding colleges/universities.

The Benefits

Math, Literacy and Foreign Language classes

Mentors and Role Models from The Community

Participation in Summer Residential

College Academic/Enrichment Programs

ACT and SAT Preparation

Scholarships to College upon High School Graduation

Summer Activities

Summer College Tours