"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."