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Cross Roads

CrossRoads Mentoring and Life Skills is based on The Life Skills Training program developed by Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin of Cornell University. We have expanded this organized way to learn life skills for middle and junior high school students to include The Mentoring The 100 Way Through a Lifetime. Cross Roads Mentoring and Life Skills was developed through the collaboration of Dr. Douglas Garner, Antonio Fargas, and Gentry Richardson. This program includes topics that are important to our community.

CrossRoads 1

Ages 12-15 (6th – 9th grade)

Start Date: November 4, 2023
Every Saturday 10:00am to 1:00pm
(Sessions will be conducted Live and Virtually)

  • Increasing Self-Esteem
  • Communicate effectively
  • Understanding “Black Lives Matter”
  • Dealing with social media
  • Increasing ability to make decisions and solve problems
  • Manage Anxiety
  • Living in a virtual environment
  • Making new friends
  • Standing up for your rights
  • Saying no to unfair request
  • Interacting with law enforcement
  • Resisting advertising pressures
  • Resisting pressure to use drugs
  • Developing mindset

CrossRoads 2

Ages 16-20 (10th Grade – College Freshman)

Start Date: November 4, 2023
Every Saturday 10:00am to 1:00pm
(Sessions will be conducted Live and Virtually)

  • College Application Tutorial
  • Bio Writing Class
  • Cover Letter and Resume Writing Class
  • Traditional and Virtual Interview Techniques
  • Group Interview Techniques
  • Careers in Medicine, Law, Communications, Engineering, Scientist, Education, Transportation, Sales & Marketing and Entertainment Entrepreneurship

 

Teen Talk

Pathways to Public Safety

Pathways to Public Safety is a mentorship program for students that desire to learn more about the civil servant jobs available in the Las vegas area. The students meet twice a week for 16 weeks and are visited by top members from the police department, fire department, DEA, FBI, EMT, and Crime Scene Investigative Unit.

Participants will receive the following:

  • A structured path towards a public safety career
  • One public safety class each semester in addition to the core school curricula and structured after school activities under the auspices of a Public Safety or 100 Black Men mentor.
  • Paid summer internship at a public safety agency during their high school tenure.
  • 12-15 college credits upon graduation and eligibility for a public safety cadet program that will result in employment with the participating agency.

Participating agencies will receive the following benefits:  

  • A collaborative process with CCSD, CSN and Public Safety to develop a pool of “homegrown” talent for public safety careers.
  • Consistent and structured opportunities to develop the esteem and potential of local youth, especially those from socioeconomically challenged communities.- Force multiplier for Public Safety recruiting efforts.
  • Tenured public safety personnel who have a life-long stake in the community.
Junior Investment Club

Junior Investment Club

The Junior Investment Workshop is designed to help educate boys & girls ages 11-18 about investments. The 100 Black Men of Las Vegas will educate children on investment, stock market, emergency fund, and savings accounts. By attending this workshop students will begin to lay the foundation to build strong investment habits early on and encourage an attitude of exploration and curiosity. The 100 Black Men of Las Vegas believe financial literacy is essential because it helps children become self-sufficient and achieve financial stability. This 14-week class begins on December 2, 2023, with Orientation and end on March 30, 2024. Students will be given $100 stipends to start a investment account or savings account.

Special Note* At the end of the workshop the top two students will participate in a National Competition for a chance to will $1500.00

Youth Economic Empowerment Club

This program is designed to teach students between the ages of 11-18 the value of money. Starting in January 2023 the Youth Economic Empowerment Club will meet weekly. The participants will learn the five key components of financial literacy: earn, spend, save, invest, borrow, and protect. By attending this workshop students will begin to lay the foundation to build strong money habits early on and avoid many mistakes that lead to lifelong money struggles.

Workshop 1

Ages 13-15

The 8-week course starts with an Orientation on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at 9:30am via Zoom. The class will meet every Saturday Morning from 9:30am-11:00am with the final class taking place on Saturday, March 23, 2024.

Workshop 2

Ages 16-18

The 8-week course starts with an Orientation on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 10:00am via Zoom. The class will meet every Saturday from 10:00am-11:30am with the final class taking place on Saturday, March 30, 2024.

Special Note* If the students open a savings account during the class and deposits $200.00, the 100 Black Men of Las Vegas will match that $200.00 with a check at the end of the workshop. This class will be taught by the 100 Black Men of Las Vegas Finance Team and Wells Fargo Banking Executives.

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Career and Professional Development Club

The Career and Professional Development Workshop is designed for freshman and sophomore college students ages 18 to 20. The 10-week workshop will begin on March 7, 2024, and will encompass virtual/in-person classes focusing on the following career development workshops; Cover Letter Writing, Resume Writing, Biography Writing, Filling Out Job Applications, In-Person/Online One-on-One Interview Skills, and In-Person/Online Group Interview Skills. Each class will have a Guest Speaker followed by a review of all writing assignments. At the end 10-week workshop, the mentees will also be eligible for summer internships and jobs with local businesses.

Teen Talk

Teen Talk, produced by KCEP, is a Public Radio Talk Show designed to give teens a voice. Teen Talk on KCEP is co-produced by teens, focusing on the issues that young adults face today and their contributions, opinions, and achievements. Topics are drawn from top news stories, teen surveys, and the teen producers of the show. Teen Talk on KCEP features entertainment segments, expert advisors, celebrity interviews, and more. The show’s target audience is listeners thirteen to nineteen years of age with an expected adult audience who are curious and want to gain insight into teen realities. The 100 Black Men of Las Vegas has supported Teen Talk in various ways, including sponsorship since 2018. Our 1 to 1 mentoring program partners a teen (male or female) with a mentor to support the mentees’ career goals and daily life challenges. The 100 BMLV has members assigned weekly on-site support for the teens as they prepare and deliver the “live” Saturday broadcasts. The 100 BMLV also sponsors a weekly segment titled: Career Pathways. The Pathways segment was created to introduce the teens and their listening audience to careers they may or may not have considered. The 100 does this by having its members and invited community guests interviewed on-air to share their careers and pathways to career success. Immediately following the conclusion of this segment, the interviewee conducts a workshop with the Teen Talk participants.

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Rites of Passage

The Rites of Passage Program “Empower Our Sons” is a ten week workshop for Boys ages 12-16. The program runs from September to December of every calendar year. The Rites of Passage workshop is designed to provide the necessary tools to help these boys become responsible young men, on their journey to manhood.

Collegiate 100

This year the 100 Black Men of Las Vegas also seek to enhance its local community efforts to include collegiate program and collaboration opportunities. We aim to support the Collegiate 100 Programing at Nevada State College. The Collegiate 100 has a vital role to play on the college campus. The effective execution of that role requires that the Chapter be a responsible, productive, and cooperative segment of 100 Black Men of Las Vegas and the entire college community. Membership into the Collegiate 100 is drawn primarily from African-American male and female college students. Members of the Collegiate 100 will assist the local 100 Black Men of Las Vegas Chapter with its programmatic initiatives that support the development of social, emotional, education, and physical needs of youth with no positive role models in communities in which they live. The Collegiate 100 also serves as a support network for college students to assist in keeping them in school and focused on graduation.