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.

• The Men’s Empowerment Group meets every Wednesday evening from 6-8pm. The meeting provides support and encouragement to African-American men and other men of color.

• Re-entry Group is a weekly meeting held on Tuesday evenings from 5-7pm. The group assists African-American men and other men of color, as they return from the prison system back to mainstream society.

For more information about the African American Men Project, call Danny Givens at 612-767-3120 or Thornton Jones “TJ” at 612-767-3121.