More than 150 mentors and mentees were matched up for a two-year mentoring experience at Dave and Buster’s in the Waterfront in Homestead, as Mt. Ararat Baptist Church Community Activity Center launched its mentoring program for 2009-2010.
The MACAC mentoring program provides the spiritual, psychological an emotional safety net for African- American youths, as well as rigorous academic tutoring support, career development activities and character development.
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| YOUTHS GATHER—Some of the young people in attendance ask questions about the programs available.
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This is done through matching the youth participants with members of the Mt. Ararat Baptist Church Congregation as mentors.
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| INSTRUCTIONS—Kyle Henderson talks to mentors.
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The program serves sixth- to eighth-grade students from the East End of Pittsburgh with a specific focus on students within Faison Accelerated Academy, Lincoln Intermediate, Sterrett Classical and Westinghouse Annex.
Heading the program are Denise Williams, MACAC executive director; Kyle Henderson, mentoring program manager; and Tru Dixon, mentoring coordinator and senior Pastor Dr. William H. Curtis.