If your school is interested in mentoring support, a big brother program or leadership and character development support and you have a limited school budget for consulting support services, email Bobby Jackson, New York Jets Hall of Fame, thenewyorkjets@yahoo.com.  Let him know you are interested in participating in this special program.

 

The Bound For Greatness "We Care Mentoring Program" is a 3 month or 4 month student leadership program. The theme, excel academically, aim higher and be a role model in school and the community. This BFG student leadership program provides immediate leadership and character development support for schools that have: 

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• Limited operating school budgets

• Special needs students who are at-risk

• Bullying issues and concerns

• Disadvantaged student population

• School climate issue/problem

• Disaffected student body

• Homeless students and students who reside in single parent households

• Students who are battling mental and emotional health issues

• Low achieving students and or students who are disengaged

• Students who have anger management issues and behavioral problems

• Diversity concerns and or race relations challenges

• Drug related issues/problems or major concerns

• Alarming acts of violence and conflict

• Teacher leadership and time on task concerns

• Students who lack accountability for their actions    

 

D. West, the Nationally Acclaimed On-Air Motivational TV Personality visits participating schools 1 or 2 times a month. Each school visit is 30 - 60 minutes.  Bobby Jackson, New York Jets Hall of Fame will visit some participating schools. How to start the program expeditiously in your school.  Select a target student body or choose specific classes or a grade level.  If you select classes as your target group, each classroom visit is 15 minutes.  You can choose 3 classes for the We Care Mentoring Program.  The group size 5 - 20 students.  Next choose topics of discussion from our list that align with the primary goals of your mentoring program objectives.  Finally, call us to discuss the program logistics and scheduling.   

 

The program starts November 1, 2022.  However, some schools can start the program the last week of October 2022.  Please call us regarding October start dates.  You can select 1 - 3 topics each month.

      

Topics of Discussion

 

• Leadership

• Anti-bullying

• Respect

• Character Development

• Behavior Management

• Conflict Resolution

• Kindness

• Goal Setting

• Discipline

• Tolerance

• Peer Pressure

• Making Good Choices and Decisions

• Accountability

• Anti-Violence

• Anti-Drugs

• Health, Fitness and Wellness

• Self-esteem 

• Mental Health 

• Literacy

• Diversity

• Adapting to Change

• Hazing 

• Anti-Gun Violence

• Gang Prevention/Intervention

• Life Skills

• Career Development

• Importance of Education

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If your school is interested in participating in the Bound For Greatness "We Care Mentoring Program" email Bobby Jackson.  If a 3 - 4 month mentoring program fee is 20K - 35K, the We Care Mentoring Program rate is $1,500 - $2,000.  We Care Mentoring Program affords students educational opportunities and leadership guidance that may not have been possible because of limited school budgets and curriculum funding.

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CEO And Founder's Personal Journey

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D. West was homeless in the 6th grade.  He navigated from a homeless, special needs, at-risk student in poverty to a first generation college graduate, to national fitness guru, to author of 15 books, to nationally acclaimed speaker, to national honors from the Presidential Council On Physical Fitness and Sports for his work with children in schools, the community and accomplishments in sports, to exclusive endorsed health and fitness personality and spokesperson for Nike, Fila and Foot Locker, to The Oprah Show, to WGN TV Feature General Motors Minority Business Person of the Week, to pro football player at age 31, to National On-Air Motivational TV Personality on NBC TV inspiring millions.