One of our signature Health & Wellness initiatives is The Youth Movement, which targets middle school and high school students across Washington, D.C.  The 6-8-week training program focuses on proper nutrition and fitness.  The program includes pre-and-post assessments of the students on tasks like running a mile, and the number of push-ups and sit-ups completed in one minute.  We also track their weight, height, and blood pressure.  The objectives of the program are to promote healthier lifestyles among the students, and to support them in starting early to instill healthy practices that will last throughout their lives.

Support the Work of 100 Black Men of Greater Washington,

100 Black Men of Greater Washington, D.C.’s Dollars and $ense program is a nationally recognized program, created in collaboration with State Farm Insurance Companies, to address and help eradicate financial illiteracy among youth of color.  Each year the chapter provides financial literacy training to a number of students at schools throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. 

The Dollars and $ense program curriculum was authored by the National Association of Investors Corporation.  It is designed to provide high school students, grades 9 through 12, the opportunity to learn and apply “best practice” strategies for saving and investing.  The goal of the program is to help students understand basic savings and investment principles,

As part of our Economic Empowerment programmatic offerings, 100 Black Men of Greater Washington, D.C. participates in the Wells Fargo’s Hands on Banking program.  The Hands on Banking program covers all the basics of smart money management, with content developed specifically for teens and young adults.

The Hands on Banking program has proven to be an easy and enjoyable way to teach and learn the essentials of financial education: the basics of bank services, the importance of saving, smart money management, using credit responsibly, investing, wealth building, and more. Whether it’s opening a checking account, avoiding identity theft,

The STEM The 100 Way Academy was created to provide hands-on STEM programs and activities to youth traditionally underrepresented in hi-technology fields.  The program has long-standing partnerships with a number of world class STEM organizations and institutions, and provides program participants exposure to cutting edge training and technology from a variety of STEM disciplines.  

All components of the program are based on proven STEM methods, processes, and systems, and are conducted by 100 Black Men members that are highly qualified STEM professionals, educators, and mentors.  A number of external STEM organizations provide supplemental educational opportunities to complement our work. 

The Nissan Resume Challenge is an annual competition focused on teaching our mentees how to develop a high-quality professional resume, and preparing them to effectively communicate their knowledge, skills, and abilities with confidence and poise in an interview setting.   

Participants first compete in a resume and interview challenge within our local 100 Black Men of Greater Washington, D.C. chapter. The students with the strongest resume and interview skills are invited to attend the Nissan Resume Challenge and Summit, in Nashville, TN, at the Nissan’s expense.  The competition includes 60 mentees from 100 Black Men chapters from across the country,