MBKN Magazine Launch Event
MBKN Magazine's first issue
Model Community announcement
Mayor’s Men’s Meeting
My Brother's Keeper Newark (MBKN) was established in 2014 when Mayor Ras Baraka's office accepted President Barack Obama's Call to Action from the My Brother's Keeper Alliance. From the start, the mission has been clear: close the opportunity gaps that leave boys and young men of color behind, and build the systems that give them a real path forward.
More than a decade in, MBKN continues to work at the intersection of education, workforce development, public safety, and policy, because no single system can do this work alone.
In 2019, MBKN became embedded within the Opportunity Youth Network, leading the network's policy and systems change work. That partnership expanded MBKN’s work, moving from program delivery to infrastructure building, from individual support to statewide advocacy, from closing gaps to changing the conditions that create them.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
ADVOCATE
Changing the system.
Drawing on the experiences of young people within NOYN, MBKN advocates for policies that contribute to positive outcomes.
MENTOR
You can’t be what you can’t see.
Because representation matters, MBKN works to create opportunities for Newarkers to give back to boys and young men of color growing up.
DONATE
Support our work.
Working with partners throughout the city. MBKN helps to expand the footprint of programs and initiatives that focus on boys and young men of color.
