1000 TIES

MISSION NBSP;STATEMENT NBSP;1000 NBSP;TIES NBSP;EMPOWERS NBSP;YOUTH NBSP;AND NBSP;THEIR NBSP;FAMILIES NBSP;IN NBSP;HIGH-POVERTY NBSP;COMMUNITIES NBSP;BY NBSP;TEACHING NBSP;ESSENTIAL NBSP;LIFE NBSP;SKILLS NBSP;THAT NBSP;FOSTER NBSP;LIFELONG NBSP;SUCCESS NBSP;THROUGH NBSP;MENTORSHIP NBSP;FROM NBSP;COMMUNITY NBSP;ROLE NBSP;MODELS NBSP;YOUNG NBSP;MEN NBSP;AGES NBSP;8-19 NBSP;BUILD NBSP;THE NBSP;CONFIDENCE NBSP;TO NBSP;INTERVIEW NBSP;NETWORK NBSP;AND NBSP;BREAK NBSP;CYCLES NBSP;OF NBSP;GENERATIONAL NBSP;POVERTY NBSP;BY NBSP;INVOLVING NBSP;AND NBSP;EMPOWERING NBSP;THE NBSP;FAMILY NBSP;MEMBERS NBSP;WHO NBSP;SUPPORT NBSP;THESE NBSP;YOUNG NBSP;MEN NBSP;WE NBSP;CREATE NBSP;A NBSP;FOUNDATION NBSP;FOR NBSP;SUSTAINABLE NBSP;GROWTH NBSP;AND NBSP;SHARED NBSP;ACHIEVEMENTBEGINNING NBSP;WITH NBSP;THE NBSP;SIMPLE NBSP;IMPACTFUL NBSP;GESTURE NBSP;OF NBSP;TYING NBSP;A NBSP;TIE