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Board approves $81,250 Title IV‑A funding for Buddy Jordan Foundation mentoring in nine schools
Summary
The board approved funding for the Buddy Jordan Foundation’s Brothers Table mentoring program for the 2025–26 school year, to be funded from Title IV‑A and serving multiple schools and feeder patterns.
The Board of Education approved $81,250 in Title IV‑A funds for the Buddy Jordan Foundation’s Brothers Table mentoring program, which the presenters described as a group-based mentoring model for boys focusing on brotherhood, mentorship and community.
Buddy Jordan Foundation leaders said the program has operated in Bridgeport schools for several years and was created in response to a district ad hoc committee focused on outcomes for Black and Brown boys. Presenters described a cycle of modules—personal exploration,…
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