Fades for Grades

"Our vision is to help young men of color, especially those growing up in challenging circumstances, recognize their full potential and self-worth. We aspire to have every child value hard work and education through fostering positive relationships.

We hope that these values will empower students to break through their own challenges and instill change in our community and in the world. In order to accomplish these goals, we have partnered with various barbershops in the of Milwaukee to create the Fades for Grades MKE program. Through these partnerships the young men will have the chance to build a positive relationship with an adult who looks like them, talks like them, and lives in the same community and faces similar everyday struggles. Relationships in the community can help students both demonstrate respect for others and feel respected as responsible individuals.

Our young men will experience success and understand that along their journey they will be accompanied by mentors who believe in them every step of the way."

HOW TO GET YOUR FADE

This is a completely free program in which parents and/or schools can contact the Chief Executive Officer, Adrian Herrera, in order to have their student(s) participate
Schools will select 4-5 students to participate
Once enrolled in the program, Mr. Herrera will be in communication with the student, parents and his teachers and the school’s administration in order to determine individual academic, behavioral and attendance goals
The teacher will document the student’s growth through the completion of a weekly rubric
At the end of each month a few young men will be selected to receive a free fade (haircut) with one of the local participating barbers
The participating barbers are men of the community who have committed to the role of becoming positive mentors who motivate the students to work hard academically and behaviorally, who encourage the students to pursue promising goals for adulthood and who believe in the students to reach their full potentials
During the haircuts the students will begin to build positive relationships with the barbers

FOR MORE INFORMATION BEHIND THE FADES FOR GRADES PROGRAM, VISIT THEIR DIRECT WEBSITE https://www.fadesforgradesmke.org/

OR GET IN CONTACT WITH Mr. Adrian Herrera via email: aherrera@gradesforfadesmke.org

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