My Brother's Keeper Fairfax - Strategy Inventory
My Brother's Keeper Fairfax - Strategy Inventory
In 2014, President Obama launched My Brother’s Keeper as a White House Initiative to address the persistent opportunity gaps that boys and young men of color face and to ensure all young people can reach their full potential. Today, the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance (MBKA) is a program of the Obama Foundation that seeks to unleash the power of communities that work together to solve problems that will improve real-life outcomes for boys and young men of color. Fairfax County accepted the challenge to join the alliance and to improve outcomes for boys and young men of color in 2023.
MBKA’s work is rooted in six key life milestones that research shows are predictive of later success, and where interventions can have the greatest impact. By focusing on these milestones, doing what works, and removing or avoiding roadblocks that hinder systems change, they are working to provide boys and young men of color the opportunity and the tools to get ahead.
We know our community is contributing to some or all of the milestones identified. However, we do not have a collective view of those strategies. Please use this inventory exercise to identify the specific strategies that your organization is involved in that can contribute to moving the needle on outcomes for the MBK Milestones. By capturing the collective effort, we all will gain an awareness of what is taking place, what is working, what can be scaled, and what gaps exist towards achieving the MBK milestones in Fairfax.
Even if your work is not currently focused on boys and young men of color, we still want to learn about the strategies your organization is using to influence outcomes related to the six milestones.
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MBK Milestones:
M1 - Getting a healthy start and entering school ready to learn. All children will enter school cognitively, physically, socially, and emotionally ready.
M2 - Reading at Grade level by third grade. By age 8, all children should be reading at grade level. |
M3 - Graduating from high school ready for college and career. All youth should receive a high school education and graduate with skills and tools needed to advance to post-secondary education or a trade school training program. |
M4 - Completing postsecondary education or training. Every American, especially young people, should have the option to attend postsecondary education and receive a college education and career training needed to obtain and excel at the technical jobs of tomorrow. |
M5 - Successfully entering the workforce. Anyone who wants a job should be able to get a job that allows them to support themselves and their families. |
M6 - All youth are safe from violent crime. All young adults should be safe from violent crime and individuals who are confined should receive the education, training, and treatment they need for a second chance and opportunities. |
