OUR PROGRAM IN SHORT

  • • To build character in young boys.

    • Maximize their full academic and social potential.

    • Become productive in their environment and the world.

  • • To increase academics.

    • To increase compliant behavior and decrease defiant behavior.

    • To increase levels of appreciation and respect self, others, school, and community.

    • To facilitate healthy development: morally, physically, socially and academically.

  • • Education - Foundation for life.

    • Citizenship - It matters to follow rules and regulations and to get along with others.

    • Respect - The essential mark of a man is respectability.

  • 1. DISCIPLINE

    2. BOUNDARIES

    3. RESPECT

    4. HONESTY

    5. INTEGRITY

    6. ACCOUNTABILITY

    7. MAKING APPROPRIATE CHOICES

    8. HUMBLE

    9. FAITHFUL

    10. INDUSTRIOUS

    11. LOYAL

    12. BEING LOVING AND HEALTHY LIFE ACTIVIES

  • • In School Group - Boys in 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Grade

    • Community Group - Boys in Middle and High School

  • • Academic: Progress reports, report cards, assessments and standardize test scores.

    • Behavior: Discipline Referrals.

    • Parental Feedback: Increased level of respect and appreciation for authority.

  • • In-School Group - Twice per month at times designated by school administrators

    • Community Group - Monthly on the 2 nd Saturday from 9:00am-1:30pm

  • • Polos will be sponsored by partners.

    • Mentees are asked to wear their school color Men Act This Way polo shirt during in-school mentoring sessions.

    • Mentees are asked to wear the royal blue Men Act This Way polo shirt for community based mentoring sessions, field trips, and all social outings.

  • In partnership with Misters Barbers, young men are allowed to get haircuts monthly.

  • Participants will be required to support their school in many capacities as school ambassadors and participate in opportunities to give back to the community by participating in community projects.

    Major Service Projects

    • Help the Hooch (October)

    • Davis Broadcast Needy Children’s Toy Giveaway (December)

    Ongoing Community Service

    • Monthly trash pickup along 8th Street

  • The program provides a minimum of three local field trips to educational facilities/ sites in the Muscogee County School District area and an annual field trip outside of the area for 5th grade students. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc and Greater Peace Baptist Church sponsor all field trips.

  • Students will receive certificates of participation during the school’s honors day program. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc and Greater Peace Baptist Church will sponsor all awards and certificates.

  • These sessions are designed to enhance participant’s understanding of basic business principles that reinforce the 12 core characteristics of manhood. The sessions are also designed to encourage the entrepreneur spirit and place a level of emphasis on being a producer of goods and not just a consumer and the importance of investing in themselves.

  • Our sports program uses competitive sports and chess to meet the desire for competing. The Men Act This Way, Inc. sports program will be used to reinforce the 12 key characteristics of manhood. Registration is required. These are free programs for Men Act This Way, Inc. mentees.

    • Golf-Starting from September to March the golf program will be offered after school with indoor instruction. Starting from April to August sessions will be offered outdoors.

    • Tennis-Starting from June to August the tennis program will be conducted outdoors.

    • Chess-This program is a monthly program on the 2nd Saturday of each month.

    In June, there will be special outings with the young men to discuss lessons learned and ways to continue apply what has been learned. In July, the young men will participate in a weekend retreat as a preparation for the new school year.

  • The MATW Reading Club Program begins each June, giving mentees the opportunity to participate in a structured book club designed to encourage reading, growth, and inspiration. The goal is to read 50 books that inspire.

  • To assure program reliability and fidelity facilitators will request feedback from school administrators, teachers, parents, and students.