My Brother's Keeper

An MBK participant cutting a vegetable during a culinary class with two instructors watching

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MBK participants posing at a professional workshop

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MBK participants posing with Mayor Dyer in front of a community garden

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My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) is a national initiative started by President Barack Obama in 2014 to address disparity gaps among boys and young men of color. The City of Orlando adopted the program in 2014 with the creation of MBK Orlando.

MBK Orlando provides targeted mentoring services that improve life outcomes and ensure all young people reach their full potential.

My Brother's Keeper Services

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  1. Increase school attendance and grade-to-grade transition
  2. Decrease behavioral referrals, suspensions and expulsions
  3. Decrease juvenile justice involvement
  4. Increase career exposure and employment opportunities

MBK Orlando serves students in five OCPS middle schools: Carver, Memorial, College Park, Roberto Clemente, OCPS ACE, and two OCPS high schools: Jones and Edgewater.

Participants receive in-school and out-of-school support including individual and group mentoring sessions and evidence-based curriculum led by Lead Student Advocates. Advocates develop positive relationships with youth and work closely with parents to identify needs and challenges and empower them to succeed.

MBK Orlando partners with several non-profit organizations to collectively provide programs that enhance character and career development.

Staff

Bobby Belton, Program Manager
bobby.belton@orlando.gov

 

Kirk Malcolm, Program Supervisor
kirk.malcolm@orlando.gov   

 

Brandon Joiner, Lead Student Advocate, OCPS ACE
brandon.joiner@orlando.gov  

 

Deyonte Henderson, Lead Student Advocate, Carver Middle School
deyonte.henderson@orlando.gov  

 

Wendell Coates, Lead Student Advocate, College Park Middle School
wendell.coates@orlando.gov  

 

Aaron Thompson-Petty, Lead Student Advocate, Memorial Middle School
aaron.thompson-petty@orlando.gov  

 

Elliott Cohen, Lead Student Advocate, Roberto Clemente Middle School
elliott.cohen@orlando.gov

 

Kirk Malcolm, Lead Student Advocate (Interim), Edgewater High School
kirk.malcolm@orlando.gov

 

Austin Long, Lead Student Advocate, Jones High School
austin.long@orlando.gov

 

Emma Lakomiak, Program Staff Assistant
emma.lakomiak@orlando.gov  

Location

Main Office

Downtown Recreation Office
595 North Primrose Avenue
Orlando, FL
32803

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