Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced the Mentors Matter Initiative to provide mentoring, tutoring and social-emotional support to thousands of students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mentors Matter Initiative is a partnership between the Young Men’s Initiative (YMI) within the Office of the Mayor, One Hundred Black Men and CUNY’s Tutoring Corps.
“One of the things we can do for our young people during this pandemic is provide support and guidance to give them a sense of all of their greatness and their possibilities,” said Mayor de Blasio. “The Mentors Matter Initiative is going to be a difference maker in the lives of a lot of New York City youth by elevating them and giving them hope.”
“The Mentors Matter Initiative will activate our leaders, college students and community-based organizations to support DOE students — particularly black and brown boys — during this time of crisis,” said Jordan Stockdale, Executive Director of the Young Men’s Initiative. “That’s exactly what the Young Men’s Initiative is about — helping our young people reach their potential through funding evidence-based mentoring and leveraging our existing community assets to build a better future.”
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You should know that the Honorable Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was a jurist in the highest court of the United States passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020, after 07:00 p.m., at the age of 87. Justice Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton 27 years ago. Her death comes at a politically difficult time in our country, especially during a presidential election year.
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