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Warren Township launches My Brother’s Keeper cohort; leaders report early gains and plan expansion
Summary
Warren Township High School District 121 described its first-year My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) student-champion program Monday, saying 30 student scholars took part, met monthly and attended a county symposium; leaders recommended adding academic criteria, more parent engagement and continued external partnership support.
Warren Township High School District 121 administrators and outside partners on May 13 presented a first-year report on a My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) student-champion program that served roughly 30 male students and emphasized mentorship, leadership and post‑secondary preparation.
District and program leaders said the MBK cohort met about once a month from October through March, worked with national MBK affiliates and ended the year by attending a countywide MBK symposium in downtown Chicago where local students connected with employers and postsecondary partners.
The program, leaders said, was built around four monthly session themes — community building, leadership foundations, storytelling and nonviolence — with an emphasis on vulnerability, peer accountability and preparing students for post‑high school opportunities.
"MBK became that third place where they could just be and express and become and develop and…
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