AKM recognized that the total number of youth that are currently impacted by the juvenile justice system are minority boys. They are at risk or higher risk than other demographic groups due to issues such as single parent homes, kinship caregivers, poverty and environmental temptations that lead to truancy, unruly behavior and general delinquency. AKM believes that through proper training and mentoring, these young men have a better opportunity to be strong, successful, well-rounded leaders of today and in the future if given intentional opportunity.
AKM offers a 9month systematic leadership development curriculum, a summer enrichment/fellowship program, group and one-to-one mentoring, immersion trips and monthly parenting sessions. This program is not a single rotation initiative but rather an ongoing program that spans the life of the young man into adulthood as the mentee grows into the mentor for future generations.
Those that support this initiative includes staff, instructors, facilitators, parents and mentors that are committed to the values of integrity, accountability, responsibility, high moral standards and passionate commitment to model and lead these young men to successful attainment of the goals of the program.