Washtenaw County My Brother’s Keeper (WMBK) is a county-wide transformation and collective empowerment collaborative. As President Barack Obama launched the My Brother’s Keeper Challenge in February 2014, WMBK took on the MBK Challenge and became a local affiliate in 2015. WMBK represents one of over 200 communities nationally, and a dozen within Michigan, to have accepted the MBK Community Challenge. MBK communities at large seek to establish cradle to career pathways of success for young men of color in cities, counties, and tribal communities nationwide. WMBK uses tools such as cross-sector partnerships, holding space for intergenerational connection, community-based planning and advocacy to transform the lives of boys and men of color in the county.
Mission, Vision, Values
Washtenaw County will be a place where boys and young men of color thrive- having full access and support to educational and economic opportunities, strong support and care from an intergenerational community of men of color and are positively acknowledged by the community at large.
Mission:
Washtenaw County My Brother’s Keeper (WMBK) exists to impact boys and men of color by changing narratives, practices, and policies, resulting in transformation of self and community.
Core Values:
Controlling our narrative and shifting mindsets
Brotherhood
Transformation
Intergenerational Work
Empowering Multiple Generations. Building Community. Shaping Innovative Change.
Mission: Washtenaw County My Brother’s Keeper (WMBK) exists to impact boys and men of color (ages 0-25) by empowering multiple generations to build community, and using innovative means to change narratives, practices, and policies, resulting in improved outcomes for young men and boys of color in Washtenaw County.
Vision: Washtenaw County will be a place where boys and young men of color thrive- having full access and support to educational and economic opportunities, strong support and care from an intergenerational community of men of color, and are positively acknowledged by the community at large.
Our Core Values
Core Values
- Controlling our narrative and shifting mindsets
- Brotherhood
- Transformation
- Intergenerational Work
WMBK Strategic Goals:
- Transform communities of color by growing and transforming ourselves as men of color
- Positively change the community’s perception of the contributions made by boys and men of color
- Ensure that boys and men of color have spaces that are financially sustained and responsive to historical and present barriers to success and self-determination
