About Us
S.M.I.L.E Foundation
Smart Men In Leadership Excellence (S.M.I.L E.) Foundation is a non profit organization founded in 2019 & to educate, empower, encourage inspire and mentor minority young men ages 8-18 to reach their fullest potential in life.S.M.I.L.E is working hard to eliminate deaths of our young men through a cop to mentoring program to eliminate fears and threats. We’ve consistently grown since then, all thanks to the helping hands of this amazing community!
- Academic scholarships
- STEAM Education
- Mentorship Program
ENHANCING EDUCATIONAL & ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG BLACK MEN
Challenges & Hurdles
Problems Faced by Minority Men
Minority men in the United States today face more than a one in four chance of incarceration in their lifetime. That’s if they aren’t first killed by gun violence, the leading cause of death for African American males between the ages of 15 to 34. This is 10 times the risk faced by white males in the same age group. Meanwhile, a staggering one in three boys will grow up without any kind of male mentor in their lives.
As young minority men strive to make their way into adulthood, they often do so by groping through the darkness, turning to their young peers for inspiration due to a lack of positive role models. Instead of turning to wise mentors to illuminate the way to success, the blind lead the blind, often to their own demise. At Smart Men In Leadership Excellence, or the S.M.I.L.E. Foundation, we are working to change this. Our nonprofit initiative lifts up young minority men ages 8 to 21 through the power of mentorship.
“A great man is always willing to be little.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our Vision is to Educate, Empower and Enhance the lives of minority men to make a positive impact in our communities and world.
How We Plan
Our Hope
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