Unfortunately, a lack of need is not the problem.

Finding and training enough good men willing to become a Mentor for boys is the only real challenge, because Boys To Men’s group mentoring approach is proven to work!

Who We Are:

We are men and women who believe that boys who are supported, guided and inspired by the adults in their lives tend to become the kind of good men that the world very much needs. We are people who know that as many as fifty percent of boys grow up without a strong male role model in their household. We are volunteer adults: men who show up for boys by modeling healthy male behavior and work to empower, guide and mentor these adolescents on a path to healthy manhood; we are women who support boys by working to strengthen and expand Boys to Men programs and activities. We are trained Mentors who seek to become the uncles and brothers who show up during a boy’s difficult developmental time, when his needs are the greatest.  

What we do:

We use a group mentoring model, with the help of trained Mentors, to support struggling teenage boys in their community. Our proven curriculum incorporates Motivational Interviewing, holistic, and inter-generational, asset-based mentoring practices and encourages community involvement, intensive self-reflection, and habits of positive critical thinking and self-accountability.

Basically, we sit with boys in school circles, interact with them during weekend activities, and accompany them in transformative weekend mountain retreats, in ways that honor their individual goals and processes for growth. We ask questions. We highlight strengths we see. We encourage. We build trust and show that we care.

And thanks to the boys’ own inner need to grow into healthy young men who want to shine, we, together, create positive outcomes!

Every week, our mentors show up at middle schools, high schools, and community centers to give teenage boys a community of men who listen, encourage, and empower them. On average, about 40% of the boys participating in our programs are growing up without a father.

We start in the 7th grade middle school classroom. Middle school is often the most critical time in a boy's development and meeting them then allows us to build connections and to encourage these boys as they move through various challenges and prepare to enter High School.

What we are:

BOYS TO MEN PHOENIX is a non-sectarian, non-profit that incorporated as a 501(c)3 in Arizona in 2015. We are mostly volunteer adults, men who want to consistently show up and model healthy male behavior, and women who support the effort in a variety of ways. We’ve been doing this work—and learning how to do it well, since 2008.

All Are Welcome! BE A MENTOR!

In the cultural tradition, the Men of the village band together to guide and support the young boys regarding what it is to be a man.  Boys to Men will continue to “be there”, showing up for many forgotten boys in our Village.

We are part of an international movement. Boy to Men began in San Diego County in 1996 and today BTM San Diego supports over 1,000 boys each week, with many of their mentors now being men that benefited from the program years ago.

Our BTM curriculum, and group-based mentoring approach, are being utilized in various communities to empower young men around the world, (United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa), in independent BTM organizations.