2019 Annual Report

Promising Men Mentorship
Promising Men Mentorship is
a collaboration between
United Way’s Success After 6
and the Kool Boiz
Foundation. Once a week,
African-American and
Hispanic men from the local
community meet with male
students in the 5th through
8th grade. The program
started at Youngstown
Community School, and for
the 2019-2020 school year
grew to include
Youngstown’s Taft
Elementary School.
10 mentors work with 24
boys at both schools.
During the 2018-2019 school
year, 60% of the mentees
improved either their grades,
attendance or both. They all
said they now plan to attend
college, can better manage
their actions and emotions,
and have a trusted adult they
can turn to.
Youngstown Community School
Youngstown Taft Elementary School
Kool Boiz Foundation
SUPPORTERS AND PARTNERS:
“It's very important for me to
be able to give back to the
community that invested so
much in me. As a kid my
mentors were my coaches,
they used instruction for
athletics as metaphors of
life. I hope to have as much
of an impact on them as my
coaches had on me. If you
ask anyone about their
success, you're likely to hear
about someone who took the
time to pour into them,
whether it be knowledge,
wisdom or self confidence.
The relationships formed
within this program will alter
these young men lives for the
better.”
Kenny Boone, Mentor
One of the main goals of the
program is to expose the
students to new experiences and
real life situations. In 2019, they
traveled to Washington D.C.
where they visited the National
Museum of African American
History and Culture. They also
visited Anderson Dubose to learn
about the largest
minority-owned business in
Ohio.
Boys and Girls Club of Youngstown
Home Savings Charitable Foundation
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation