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Newsom, state partners launch California Men’s Service Challenge, call for 10,000 male mentors
Summary
Governor Gavin Newsom joined state and nonprofit partners at Florin High School to announce the California Men’s Service Challenge, a statewide call for 10,000 young men to serve as mentors, tutors and volunteers, and to promote paid service pathways through the California Service Corps and College Corps.
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom and state service leaders on Tuesday launched the California Men’s Service Challenge, calling on 10,000 young men across the state to sign up as mentors, tutors, coaches and disaster-relief volunteers and offering paid service pathways through existing state programs.
The announcement, delivered at Florin High School in Elk Grove with school and nonprofit partners on hand, is part of an executive order and statewide strategy the governor said aims to address rising suicide and disengagement among boys and young men. “We have a crisis in this country of men and boys,” Governor Gavin Newsom said. “We are organizing a strategy to address it.”
The initiative is intended to expand both volunteer and paid opportunities. “Today, California is launching the California Men’s Service Challenge calling on 10,000 young men throughout our state to step up and serve their community to be mentors and tutors and sports coaches and leaders every single day,” said Josh Friday,…
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