Black Self Help Information

On Our Shoulders

The On Our Shoulders program was created out of the empathy felt by its founder, Ray Cook, as he watched countless youths die and become victims of violence on the streets of Baltimore.

The counseling, education and skills training offered by On Our Shoulders helps young people develop career potential and connections to advanced education.

The program components include:

Group Sessions

• Assessment
• Review Street Violence Statistics
• Health and Hygiene Classes Conducted by Registered Nurses
• Individual Drug Counseling and Referral
• Young Mothers/Fathers Group
• Support Groups for Young Victims of Violence

On The Job Training

• Pre-apprenticeship Training
• Catering, Food Handling and Baking Classes
• Clerical Training
• Construction/Electrical/Plumbing
• Barbering/Braiding (Hygiene Enhancement Classes)
• Modeling Training/Fashion Shows

Skill Enhancements

• Academic Skills
• G.E.D. Preparation and Testing
• Computer Skills
• Job Readiness Skills
• Life Skills/Coping Skills/Decision Making Skills
• Paid Internships
• College Preparation/Scholarships/Advanced Education

Crimminal Assessment

• Help young people understand charge papers and court procedures
• Provide an assessment on program participants to the courts
• Appropriately recommend "On Our Shoulders" as an alternative to incarceration

Advanced education will be based on academic performance, attendance, punctuality, and commitment to the program. Our youth will need to demonstrate a high degree of motivation within the program to receive a court representation and assessment verification

The Alliance of Concerned Men (ACM)

The Alliance of Concerned Men (ACM)

The Alliance of Concerned Men (ACM) is a nonprofit organization with the goal of saving the lives of “at risk” youth residing in high crime areas of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan community. Since 1991, ACM has been providing community services to families and children at risk and in crisis throughout the Washington metropolitan area. ACM has testified before the United States House of Representatives House Judiciary Committee, and the United States Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families. Since 1991, ACM has been providing community services to families and children at risk and in crisis throughout the Washington metropolitan area. ACM has testified before the United States House of Representatives House Judiciary Committee, and the United States Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families.

International Black Buyers and Manufacturers Expo and Conference

International Black Buyers and Manufacturers Expo and Conference

The International Black Buyers and Manufacturers Expo and Conference was created to provide Black retailers, manufacturers, importers, exporters, artists, craftspeople, clothiers and booksellers from throughout the African Diaspora an opportunity to gather once a year for technical training, general business education, trade and networking opportunities. It is understood that the natural outgrowth of this effort will be stronger black-owned businesses in the retail industry, increased employment opportunities, stronger communities and a brighter future for many within the black race.

Black Family Network

Black Family Network

Career Communications Group, Inc (CCG) was founded over 20 years ago with a unique mission: To promote significant minority achievement in engineering, science and technology. As a minority-owned media services company, we recognize the mandate to promote excellence to our youth by telling the stories of the thousands of unheralded people striving for success. Through our inspiring magazines, award-winning syndicated television programs, and annual national conferences, CCG reaches thousands of Black students and professionals each year. It is through our continuous research and relationships that we are addressing this urgent need: To promote opportunities for the Black Community to take a leadership role in developing and teaching its children and professionals about the work of technology, and to ensure that we will have a role in this phenomenon, if we are prepared. The field of technology is the future. Studies show that Information Technology is already outstripping all other industries in economic growth. As a community, it is critical that we become a major part of the economy of the next millennium. Education and job-preparedness are the guarantees we need to find our place in that development.

National Urban League

National Urban League

Established in 1910, The Urban League is the nation's oldest and largest community- based movement devoted to empowering African Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream. Today, the National Urban League, headquartered in New York City, spearheads the non-partisan efforts of its local affiliates. There are over 100 local affiliates of the National Urban League located in 35 states and the District of Columbia providing direct services to more than 2 million people nationwide through programs, advocacy and research.

Capital Commitment

Capital Commitment

Capital Commitment is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in 1991 in the District of Columbia. Now located in Capital Heights, Maryland, Capital Commitment serves the metropolitan area. The program prepares participants from economically disadvantaged backgrounds for jobs in the telecommunications industry. The core curriculum focuses on skills training in telephone installation, maintenance and repair.

YES to Jobs

YES to Jobs

Responding to a call from the NAACP in the early '80s decrying the lack of minorities in decision-making positions in the industry, Y.E.S. TO JOBS was created in 1987 to introduce minority high school students to behind-the-scenes career opportunities in the entertainment industry. The Y.E.S. TO JOBS motto, "People Can't Be What They Don't Know Exists," provides the foundation for the program's outreach efforts. Y.E.S. TO JOBS seeks to increase students' awareness early in their career-making process by exposing them to the myriad career opportunities in the entertainment industry, and to develop job skills through hands-on experience behind the scenes. The ground up approach insures candidates are well-trained and prepared for work in the industry.

The Frederick Douglass Organization

The Frederick Douglass Organization    

Frederick Douglass, IV and his wife B.J., founders of The Frederick Douglass Organization (FDO) are dedicated to perpetuating the legacy of Frederick IV's great-great grand father the famed orator, author and statesmen and editor through lecturing and re-enacting speeches and life episodes of his great grandfather Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey Douglass.

    

One of the major thrusts of this organization is to promote financial literacy, bridge the digital divide, promote small businesses, economic development and to save our youth. FDO awards scholarships to deserving students and makes them aware that the genesis of transforming their lives revolves around providing them with opportunities to enhance their reading, writing, and oratorical skills through involving them in real life, real time experiences that serve to enhance their skills in these vital areas as well as build self esteem.

On Our Shoulders

On Our Shoulders

The On Our Shoulders program was created out of the empathy felt by its founder, Ray Cook, as he watched countless youths die and become victims of violence on the streets of Baltimore.

The counseling, education and skills training offered by On Our Shoulders helps young people develop career potential and connections to advanced education.

The program components include:

• Group Sessions
• On The Job Training
• Skill Enhancements
• Criminal Assessment

Advanced education will be based on academic performance, attendance, punctuality, and commitment to the program. Our youth will need to demonstrate a high degree of motivation within the program to receive a court representation and assessment verification.