Scouting as Community Support Opportunities for the Underserved to Exceed

2020 ◽  
pp. 18-31
Author(s):  
Ursula Thomas
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Male ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Boy Scouts ◽  
Boy Scouts Of America ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Communities Of Color ◽  
Nonprofit Accountability ◽  
Executive Leader

It is absolutely critical that we have grand conversations about supporting young males of color in our communities. Though this conversation is now front and center, it has not always been this way. There have always been some organizations that were having this conversation behind closed doors and quietly. Historic organizations like the Boy Scouts of America have acted as a conduit to allow communities of color to mentor and support their boys and young men in ways that were authentic to the needs of the community and the resources that the community had to offer. This case study examines that infrastructure and those resources through the eyes of an executive leader within Boy Scouts of America who is also an African American male. This is a case study of nonprofit accountability within communities of color.

The Hidden Among the Hidden

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen K. Black ◽  
John T. Groce ◽  
Charles E. Harmon
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Male ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Primary Caregivers ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Male Caregivers ◽  
Older Males

The question of our research and our book is as follows: What is the experience of African-American elder male caregivers? Research and literature on African-American older males as informal, primary caregivers of demented or impaired family members, particularly spouses, are negligible. Male caregivers in general have been called “hidden” caregivers. Thus, we named the elderly African-American male caregivers we interviewed for this book “the hidden among the hidden.” We asked the experts—a group of 13 African-American male caregivers—to discuss the concrete and nonmaterial aspects of giving care to an impaired loved one. Our book addresses the knowledge gap about African-American male caregivers by revealing, in case-study form, their experiences of caregiving in the context of their personal biography and cohort history. Our focus is the practical and existential meaning of daily life as a caregiver. The men discussed in this book are over 60 years of age, most are long married, and they have been caregivers in their homes for at least 5 years and as long as 25 years. Their loved ones, particularly wives, suffered from a variety of illnesses and debilities that necessitated hands-on care. The book examines varied aspects of the caregiving experience, the unique generativity of men who give care, and the emotions and conflicts about decision making that emerge in day-to-day caregiving.

Online Trainings for Non-formal Educators: A Case Study of Boy Scouts of America Leaders

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
William J. Davis ◽  
Alexandra Rush ◽  
Patricia Tevington ◽  
Jennifer Brown Urban ◽  
Miriam R. Linver
Keyword(s):  
Boy Scouts ◽  
Boy Scouts Of America

Therapeutic Group Mentoring with African American Male Adolescents

2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn O. Utsey ◽  
Alexis Howard ◽  
Otis Williams III
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Male ◽  
Maladaptive Behaviors ◽  
Group Mentoring ◽  
Cultural Worldview ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Culturally Congruent ◽  
African American Male Adolescents

This article presents a culturally congruent approach to working with African American male adolescents in foster care. The therapeutic mentoring group was developed based on principles derived from a West African social and cultural worldview. We use a case study approach to describe the model's implementation and demonstrate its clinical utility with an urban population of African American male adolescents.The therapeutic mentoring group effectively reduced the episodes of maladaptive behaviors displayed by the participants.

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