The benefits of program participation:
- Mentor/Life Skills Coach
- Rebuild Your Swag
- Open Opportunities
- Community Level Support
- Position You to Compete
Participation is open to young men who are:
- on the fringe of dropping out
- losing hope of being successful
- seeking employable skills
- having a hard time transitioning into the real world
- looking for a ways to connect with community resources
- wanting a better chance of beating the odds
On the first Thursday of every month, a dynamic speaker inspires the young men to focus on the benefits of education. Follow-up Thursdays are held to position the participants to do what is required to compete. All sessions are held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Jewell Student Center lower level at Kansas City Kansas Community College.
The tag line for F.B.O.E. is “NO MORE EXCUSES”. Every effort is made to eliminate the excuses used to derail dreams, such as:
- No more excuses for not being in college
- No more excuses for poor grades
- No more excuses for not being accountable
- No more excuses for not being employable
- No more excuses for not being dependable
