Local Youth Impacted by Man School

Local Youth Impacted by Man School

  

Three years ago, Keith Tatum and Robert Soria envisioned helping at-risk young men find their visions and identify their purposes for their lives. 

 

The solution Tatum, chair of the Man School and co-founder of Community Advocates for Social Enrichment, Inc. (CASE) and Soria, executive director of CASE, Inc. was a program called Man School. 

Man School is a program that teaches youths ages 14-17 years old how to be productive community members though skill-building leadership development, empowerment and volunteerism. 

Man School meets weekly over a 10--12 week period. The curriculum revolves around a series of topic-specific modules which range from personal goal setting to professional development and management of finances. 

In June 2011, a pilot program began at Highland Park High School with nine Topeka participants. In the spring of 2012 the Boys & Girls Club of Topeka offered the Man School. Both Boys & Girls Club of Topeka and Highland Park High School offered the program again last summer. Each program graduated 15 youth from the area.

 

The Man School is offered through CASE, Inc., a Topeka-based non-profit organization. The non-profit provides mentoring, tutoring and community empowerment to youths and their families, focusing on those of African-American or Latino origin. 

 

Man School is currently being offered at The Villages, 7240 Southwest Tenth Avenue, classes began November 2 and is also being offered at The Boys & Girls Club of Topeka during the same time.

 

For more information regarding Man School please contact Keith Tatum program chair by e-mailing ktatum1124@yahoo.com or Robert Soria atrobert.soria@ymail.com

For more information about CASE, Inc. please visit www.kscaseinc.org