Members of the Goodman Center, Focused Interruption Coalition, Breaking Barriers Mentoring, Inc., Kennedy Heights Community Center; and NESYB Basketball have joined forces to form the Brothers Aligned Coalition (BAC). This all-male Coalition is a citywide initiative to provide youth and young men of color with resources and opportunities through support, education, and empowerment.
Programming provided by BAC will begin in the upcoming weeks at the Salvation Army on Darbo Drive. This will be a holistic approach in which the mentoring provided by this Coalition will not only target the youth, but also provide wrap around supportive services for their parents and families.
In essence, this will bring back the old village concept and be a “one-stop-shop” to supportive services. The program curriculum is still being developed and the Coalition will be holding community forums to ensure the needs of the youth and young men of this community are addressed.
A press conference to announce further details will take place today at the Salvation Army, 3030 Darbo Drive, on Madison’s east side at 10 a.m.
