Miles 4 Mentorship in Action

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Statistics Affecting Alpha G.E.N.T.S. program

Participants in the Alpha G.E.N.T.S. program are faced daily with health, economical and social issues which are evident by the following statistics:

 80% of Black high school students graduate (U.S. Bureau of the Census, June 2004 - The proportion of blacks rose by 10 percentage points from 1993 to 2003).

 17% of Black Americans are college graduates (U.S. Census Bureau, 2002).

 4.6 million Black children (35%) live below the poverty level (The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP), 2006).

 40% of black men die prematurely from cardiovascular diseases as compared to 21% of white men (Black American Men’s Health – November 2006).

 Black men are 5 times more likely to die of HIV/AIDS (Men’s Health Magazine, Black American Men’s Health – November 2006).

 Blacks experience disproportionately higher death rates in all leading causes of death (Black American Men’s Health – November 2006).

 Some 54% of white students use the internet at home, compared with 26% of Hispanic and 27% of black youngsters (USA Today, 2006).

 In 2005, homicide victimization rates for blacks were 6 times higher than the rates for whites (US Department of Justice, 2006).

"Miles 4 Mentorship" X ING New York City Marathon

The Wall Street Alpha Charitable Foundation Inc. (WSACF) in collaboration with the "Wall Street Alphas Road Runners Club" (an officially recognized running club of the New York Road Runners) presents "Miles 4 Mentorship". Shawn Curwen, President of the WSACF will be running his second NYC Marathon to benefit this inaugural event where donations will be raised to supply educational programming and scholarships to the students of the Alpha G.E.N.T.S. (Gaining Essential Networking Tools for Success) mentorship program .

There are significant issues that disproportionately affect African-American and Latino-American men in our urban areas. We have seen higher incidences of imprisonment and attrition from high school, decreased reading aptitude, and higher rates of Sexual Transmitted Diseases, specifically HIV/AIDS. It is the long-standing belief of the WSACF, that education is the key to changing the mentality of our youth. The Alpha G.E.N.T.S. mentoring program provides these young men with extraordinary life-changing experiences through a myriad of educational programs, college trips and life long mentoring.

Through fundraisers like "Miles 4 Mentorship" and the support of sponsors, the WSACF and Wall Street Alphas Road Runners Club will provide resources and solutions to build intellectual and social equity among the underrepresented youth and their communities. These resources are vital if we are to have a positive impact on the lives of our youth.

To make a 100% tax deductible donation to Miles 4 Mentorship please click on the Donate button below.

Please send all checks and/or money orders to the following address:

The Wall Street Alphas Charitable Foundation, Inc. (WSACF)
P.O. Box 948 Peck Slip Station
New York, NY 10272-0948

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