CHAMP & Mentoring to Manhood Programs
The Chester High Achievement Mentoring Program
(CHAMP) traveled to the Kettering Middle School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland to
participate in the Mentoring to Manhood Program where Executive Director Doan
Johnson conducts a workshop every Saturday for young men. Johnson said, “The
Mentoring for Manhood Program focuses on the three Cs, Character, Communication
skills, and Career & College Prep.” The program includes 15 middle and high
schools from the Prince George County area and 1 from Montgomery County. The
workshop this week was about Financial Literacy, budgeting. Young men in the
mentoring programs played an active role in the budgeting workshop. They were
given a scenario to act out as adults with different careers. They were given a
salary and had to spend the money they earned on housing, transportation, child
care, utilities, shopping, cell phones, church offering, and entertainment.
Depending on the career, some could budget money easily and others could not
make ends meet. Based on the comments from the group, lessons learned: “life isn’t
easy,” “kids cost too much,” “you got to invest in the right stuff,” and “if
you are spending more than you are making, it’s not going to add up.” They
learned how to save money and how to keep out of debt.
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