“Onwards & Upwards Towards the Light …”

The Alpha G.E.N.T.S. Mentoring Program was created to help young men of color between the ages 13-18 develop the skills needed to become productive, responsible and successful members of society. Our primary focus is to close the opportunity gap that negatively impacts Black and Latino young men in our communities by supporting our mentees in acquiring the necessary resources and skills to achieve their goals.

A core curriculum set to target key development areas for our young scholars and mentoring helps to transmit these needed skills and also serves to form a bond of responsibility and accountability between the young men and their mentors. We target our instruction based on the following three pillars:

1.Leadership Development

2. College and Career Readiness

3. Financial Literacy

Mission Statement

In the spirit of fostering holistic learners we, an assemblage of professional African and Latin American men, have gathered together to commit ourselves to developing students academically and socially. Through the G.E.N.T.S. program, it is our intent to facilitate an educational forum that will enlighten male students under the umbrella of self-awareness, career exploration and preparation. In the wake of an ever-changing society with consistent expectation and demands of the working world, we find it necessary to equip our African- and Latino-American males with the tools to succeed within and outside the haven of an educational institution. We commit ourselves to reshaping the attitudes of these young men and promote a positive, yet a realistic standard for our young men to become gentlemen.

Alpha G.E.N.T.S. 2022 – 2023 Calendar

Monthly Session Topic	Dates	Learning Format	Pillar Addressed
Parent Town Hall	August 27, 2022	Online – Zoom	Varies
Welcome Session	September 10, 2022	In Person	College and Career Readiness
Self-Discovery	September 17, 2022	Online – Zoom	College and Career Readiness
Visioning	October 8, 2022	In Person	College and Career Readiness
Goal Setting	October 15, 2022	Online – Zoom	Leadership Development
Team Leadership	November 12, 2022	In Person	Leadership Development
Financial Literacy 101	November 19, 2022	Online – Zoom	Financial Literacy
Financial Literacy: Paying for College	December 17, 2022	In Person	Financial Literacy
Career Exploration	January 21, 2023	In-Person	College and Career Readiness
Financial Literacy: Budgeting	January 28, 2023	Online – Zoom	Financial Literacy
Service and Advocacy	February 11, 2023	In-Person	Leadership Development
Networking 101	February 18, 2023	Online – Zoom	College and Career Readiness
Financial Literacy: Investments	March 18, 2023	Online – Zoom	Financial Literacy
College Tour at NYU	March 25, 2023	In-Person	College and Career Readiness
Financial Literacy: Entrepreneurship	April 1, 2023	In-Person	Financial Literacy
Dress for Success	April 22, 2023	In-Person	College and Career Readiness
Sexual Education/Project Alpha	May 13, 2023	In-Person	Varies
Physical Fitness Challenge	May 20, 2023	In-Person – Church Street Boxing Gym	Varies
End-of-Year Celebration	June 17, 2023	In-Person; Location TBD	All Pillars Addressed

Success Stories: Alumni

Dante Smith
Alpha GENTS Class of 2022

Dante Smith attended Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School and will be attending Tuskegee University this upcoming fall majoring in business. Dante’s goal after graduating college is to open up his own business as well as become a Real Estate agent. The Alpha G.E.N.T.S. Program helped Dante prepare for college as well as life and has helped him form connections with people to help him achieve his goals.

Justin Ellis
Alpha GENTS Class of 2022

Justin Ellis attended Pace High School and started the Alpha G.E.N.T.S. Mentoring Program in his senior year. Although it was only a year, he learned a lot and got a better understand the college experience other than just doing your work and showing up to class. He learned about networking, how to become a better person for yourself mentally and physically. In August, he will be attending SUNY Polytechnic Institute with a focus in Computer Science. After college, Justin also plans to work for big companies like Apple and Google. Wherever this wonderful journey takes him, he knows how to achieve his goals.

Gabriel Jarvis
Alpha GENTS Class of 2022

Gabriel Jarvis attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School. He started with the Alpha G.E.N.T.S. Mentoring Program in his junior year in high school. He is now going on to study business administration at Saint Peter’s University. His career aspirations are to succeed as a recording artist with a back up plan as an entrepreneur. He would like to continue his clothing brand and open up several stores.

Data at a Glance

Academic Achievement

99% High School Graduation Rate
College Acceptances: NYU, Dartmouth, Morehouse College, Penn State, Columbia, Marist College, SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Albany, SUNY Oswego, and more

Fraternal Opportunities

The program will sponsor all registration costs to send four (4) G.E.N.T.S. to attend the Eastern Region Leadership Development Institute (LDI).

2019 – 2020 Recap

NYPL HBCU College Fair
Investing at Stash Inc.
AT&T Games for Change Game Jam
Dress For Success Workshop
Black Lives Matter Teen Conference
Know Your Rights with the Civilian Compliant Review Board & NYPD
Project Alpha Seminar

Partnerships

Alpha G.E.N.T.S. will nominate you and provide support for your Posse application if you are interested in winning a full-tuition scholarship to attend one of Posse’s partner colleges or universities.

Alpha G.E.N.T.S. will be eligible for educational scholarships offered by the Kappa Xi Lambda Chapter and Wall Street Alpha Charitable Foundation (WSACF).