At Risk Youth

Over 1.5 million children have at least one parent in prison. For many of these young people, the emotional trauma of having a parent in prison results in a host of difficulties. Many children of incarcerated parents have trouble forming healthy relationships and may engage in a variety of self-destructive behaviors.

Children of incarcerated parents are six times more likely than other youth to land in prison at some point in their own lives. One study estimates that 70% of the children of current prisoners will someday be incarcerated. Clearly the impacts of parental incarceration on children’s lives cry out for strong intervention that can help children realize their promise.

Gang related crimes committed by youth in Arizona are higher than ever before. Crimes include drug offences, violent offense, vandalism, and many other serious infractions.

Approximately 74,000 youth enter the juvenile system in Arizona each year. Most of them are handled by the counties, which have short-term holding facilities known as juvenile detention centers that are used mostly for short-term incarceration. Up to 31% claim to gang affiliation, which poses major problems parole.

MBK’s Project Mission
Change Lives

To help transform lives by the renewing of the minds through mentoring and tutoring. To support their social, emotional, and physical development, along with academic achievement, during the transforming of the mind process.

Collaboration

ty lIn order to make a difference in our community and in the lives of “At Risk Youth”, we must engage the City of Phoenix, State of Arizona, Department of Corrections, Faith Based Organizations, YOU and most of all “Educate and Engage Parents”.eaders, faith based organizations, City of Phoenix, State of Arizona and most of all educate and engage parents.

Lives Transformed By the Renewing of the Mind

The highest and ultimate goals that God has in store for each one of us is our transformation - and this transformation is accomplished by the renewing of our mind.
The mind has been programmed with natural "established attitudes". These are the beliefs, thoughts, ideas, opinions, convictions, prejudices that we have concerning ourselves, others, objects, activities, and life itself.

My Brothers Keeper “Vision” is to see lives transformed by the renewing of the mind, through mentoring and tutoring.