To Encourage And Equip Young Men To Be More

Welcome to the B Moore Project website: To Encourage And Equip Young Men To Be More

What a Trip: As our plane started to take off on Thursday night, the red-eye to Atlanta, Herman and I shared our excitement and curiosity about what this weekend would hold. Five young men, our goal from the beginning, were with us on the plane. … Continue reading

First time…done: What a day! We had 9 days to put this together and make it happen, and here is what went done last Friday at Roosevelt High School. 16 Basketball Players, 8 different High schools, 3 trophies, 150 fans, 1st Bridge … Continue reading

It’s here!: The web-site is up and running! It’s our first release of the site, in it’s beta state. So feel free to let us know about any glitches you see in the site and we’ll get them addressed. Thanks so much … Continue reading

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Welcome

There is a crisis in manhood that afflicts many of our lower income communities. Kids are growing up without fathers. Being a man is often defined by the number of fights you’ve been in, number of women you’ve been with, size of car you drive, or time you’ve spent behind bars. This is the picture of manhood so many young men are given, and we aim to paint a new picture. We want to encourage and equip young men to be more. We seek to do this through a four fold vision of mentoring, job experience, career exposure, and manhood/life-skills training. Take some time to explore the site, read the stories, check out the pictures, and join us in finding ways to encourage all young men to be more.

News

The Board

We all need them. Those folks who help push you, guide you, and keep you moving forward. The ones who help you dream big, help you reach those dreams, and then challenge you to dream new dreams. They are also … Continue reading

Written April 30, 2012

What a Trip

As our plane started to take off on Thursday night, the red-eye to Atlanta, Herman and I shared our excitement and curiosity about what this weekend would hold. Five young men, our goal from the beginning, were with us on the plane. … Continue reading

Written April 24, 2012

First time…done

What a day! We had 9 days to put this together and make it happen, and here is what went done last Friday at Roosevelt High School. 16 Basketball Players, 8 different High schools, 3 trophies, 150 fans, 1st Bridge … Continue reading

Written March 27, 2012

Basketball Classic

This Saturday, March 24th, at 1pm, we are hoping for at least 200 people to gather at Roosevelt High School to see some of the top high school basketball players from the city. We are calling it the first All … Continue reading

Written March 18, 2012

2 Stories

These are not the stories we like to share. The story of a 20 year old shot and critically wounded. The story of a 20 year and 16 year old arrested for the attempted murder of this first 20 year … Continue reading

Written March 15, 2012

Upgrades

Thank you so much for supporting us and thank you to all who gave feedback, our tech team (of one) appreciates it. And by team we mean one extremely hard-working man. As we move ahead encouraging and equipping young men … Continue reading

Written March 8, 2012

It’s here!

The web-site is up and running! It’s our first release of the site, in it’s beta state. So feel free to let us know about any glitches you see in the site and we’ll get them addressed. Thanks so much … Continue reading

Written February 5, 2012

Make a Goal, not a Resolution

I saw something the other day…I think it was on a Facebook status. It went something like this, “Instead of making resolutions this year, make goals.” I like that. Instead of choosing some abstract resolution, “I’m going to exercise more,” … Continue reading

Written January 4, 2012

Work

When I was a young boy growing up, anytime I would ask Big Daddy for some money for candy or anything, he would tell me, “Well, if you do (whatever he wanted done at that time), I’ll give it to … Continue reading

Written December 31, 2011

A Gift

As I sat down across from him,a senior in high school, he slid a piece of paper on it. ”I’m working on this for class, it’s about a place that I love. Could you read it?” Now, when I was … Continue reading

Written December 8, 2011

B Moore Journals

Come here to read and hear stories as told by the young men who are in the project.

Never Fear The Fearless

Hopeful thinking has always driven me to want more. Never have i ever wanted anything so much before; now there is something in the way. Hard to say but I am the thing is holding me back.It is because i … Continue reading

Written April 3, 2012

My Story

I have been apart of the B. Moore Project since June. everyday I have grow to a better person. I have been taught so many things. looking back to June I having grown extremely. At first I thought the B. Moore Project was going to be a … Continue reading

Written February 20, 2012

my life lesson

I am an 18 year old junior and my name is Shayne Austin Mejia. I was affiliated with the gang known as Hoover Crips. I got involved into that gang because I felt like I actually had power, and that … Continue reading

Written

Bittersweet Struggles

A short amount of time ago i had the best-worst thing. I had the confidence that I could do everything without the help of anyone but in reality I lost a major part of me. Not knowing the missing part … Continue reading

Written February 10, 2012

Partners

Thank you to all those who are supporting and encouraging the B. Moore Project. We’d love to see your organizations name here too. Contact us about how we can partner.

About Us

Mission Statement

The B. Moore Project exists to encourage and equip young men to be more.

Why We Exist

After another shooting and death of a 17 year old young man in our neighborhood, we could no longer stand by and do nothing. If we aren’t doing anything to stop the violence, we remain just as culpable. Through prayer and soul-searching the project was born, believing that someone needs to show these young men they can be more…and that someone is us.

Vision

The vision to fulfill this mission is four-fold; through mentoring, life-skills training, job experience, and career exposure experiences. The B. Moore Project is designed to give these young men an opportunity to dream, to dream of being more than their surroundings often tell them they can be. We want these young men to believe, as we do, that they can be more. The first stage of this vision has been to focus on the mentoring and life skills training piece. The second stage will include helping the students get job experience and creating career exposure experiences.

Our Team

Herman | Co-Founder

Married to Nike Greene for 17 years, they have 4 children; Asia, Natasha, Josiah, and Taylor. Herman moved to Portland by way of Buffalo, NY and Tennessee. He has been in Portland for 17 years and all of them in N/NE Portland. His life was changed shortly after arriving in Portland when God began to transform him into a disciple of Jesus. Herman is a leader in his community and will quickly inspire anyone he meets. You can find Herman relaxing on his back deck or serving out at Roosevelt High School throughout the week; as well as causing as many people to laugh as possible at any given time.

Nick | Co-Founder

Husband to Mandy. Father to Dominick, Eli, and Mia. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA and has lived in Boston, New York City, and Kansas City before coming to Portland. His time in Kansas City working with the Kansas City Urban Youth Center was part of the catalyst that fueled his passion to see manhood be re-imagined within the Urban context. Some of his other passions include the Pittsburgh Steelers, cooking on a grill, any grill, at any time; and finding ways to be the presence of the kingdom of God where ever he is.

Contact Us

Our Co-Founders

If you are interested in being a part of the project in anyway, as a young man participating in the project or an organization looking to partner; or if you would just like to hear more, please use the contact form.

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