Enhancing and empowering African American men
The African American Men Project is a direct and positive response to the problems and causes associated with young African American men who are too often in crisis and standing on street corners.

AAMP's mission is to enhance and empower African American men and their families through leadership, policy-making and infrastructure building in the areas of education, housing, family structure, health, economic empowerment, criminal justice, community and civic involvement, fundraising and communications. AAMP works with African American men who are residents of Hennepin County.

We accept walk-ins, as well as referrals from street outreach, MAD DADS, the Minneapolis Police Department, Hennepin County departments and community organizations.

In collaboration with its Quality Partners, AAMP has developed key initiatives to connect African American men with existing resources:

• Black Men Reading is a weekly book club to engage the literary interest of young African American men, demonstrate the necessary connection between literature and life and build multigenerational bridges within our communities.
• Right Turn is a special community-based strategy that serves as an entry point to empower African American men, 18 to 35 years old in Hennepin County. A community and faith-based model of mutual accountability; Right Turn seeks to provide a comprehensive program of prevention, intervention and restoration for African Americans.

For more information about the African American Men Project, call 612-543-2899.