A 501c3 non-profit dedicated to helping young men make the leap from boyhood to manhood.
For several years, BBTM has been offering real world hands-on experience in the form of apprenticeships and it’s about that time again. We’re starting up our next round of sessions this summer for interested young men who meet our criteria.
We began with painter’s apprenticeships and now we are expanding into electrical and carpentry. If you want to get your foot in the door with the skilled trades, then contact us today. Dial our hotline!
Good bad, right or wrong… have you been impacted by BBTM? If so, then we’d like to hear from you. Below is a survey for the youth to fill out so that we can get a better idea of how Building Boys to Men has served you.
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Mission to feed 10,000!
Getting things done in more ways than one.
Building Boys to Men has taken on different forms over the years…
We got our humble start out of Tilden Middle School in Southwest Philly which feeds into Bartram High just around the corner. During our first full cycle we tackled issues of conflict resolution, future planning, personal accountability, and academic mentorship. Our time at Tilden culminated with a year-end outing at Lemon Hill in Fairmount Park where we got to engage the young men in the spirit of fun and competition.
After we parted ways with Tilden, we set up shop in the South Philly YMCA with a new focus on after school curricula. We held community clean-ups, fundraisers, trips, athletic and academic challenges, as well as targeted speaking engagements.
Our latest endeavor is to narrow our focus even more by providing a small number of qualified young men the opportunity to develop paid hands-on training through our Painter’s Apprenticeship Program.
What we do isn’t possible without the cooperation and the contribution of the community at large. If you’d like to see further opportunities created for young men, then don’t hesitate to contribute to our CashApp, $buildingboystomeninc.
A strong work ethic and a solid financial base goes a long way.
Our latest and greatest contribution to the the community.
If you can answer “yes” to all 3 of those questions and are ready to put in the work, then BBTM’s Painter’s Apprenticeship may be for you! Through our partnership with U.M.A.R. Paint (aka Affordable Philly Painter’s) we want to groom a few young men to be capable enough to enter the workforce on the union level. You make the effort and we’ll make the introductions. Get to know the tricks of the trade and put money in your pocket at the same time.
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If you would like to contribute your time, your talent, or your tender, feel free to contact us. Even if you just have a question or two… contact us anyway!
“Encouraging those in need by teaching them skills that pay the bills.”
-Omar Singletary