San Diego Mentorship Program Helps Boys Go To College
UCSD campus on April 6, 2019. Original Article by By Anica Colbert, Ebone Monet https://www.kpbs.org/news/2019/apr/11/san-diego-mentorship-program-blue-heart-foundation/
The Blue Heart Foundation celebrated its fourth annual signing day at UC San Diego last Saturday. The event announces which colleges the Blue Heart students decided to attend. According to its website, the nonprofit focuses on empowering under-served high school students in San Diego County and it aims to help at-risk youth get into college. Blue Heart founder and CEO Tracy Morris talked about growing up in San Diego and his own need for strong role models.
“I grew up in southeast San Diego without a strong father figure, and a lot of things that people say is that there is a need for male role models. With that being said, I kinda looked at what I needed as a young person, or as a teenager growing up, to help me focus on my goals, to be able to provide new experiences and just a guideline to what I wanted to do with my life.
And I think most importantly, I just wanted someone or somewhere that I could consistently go to, that I knew would be there,” said Morris.
Morris and graduating seniors Amir Duke and Kylen Dent sat down with KPBS Evening Edition host Ebone Monet to talk about how Blue Heart made an impact on their lives.
Watch full Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAXXXoYKZsM
Good Morning Sir/Ma,
I hope your morning is starting off well. My name is Jerome Payton and I am very interested in
knowing more about your organization as a possible mentor and servant, if selected. My wife
Pamela G. Payton introduced me to Mr. Gordon about a year ago, and I was really impressed by
the organization’s vision and what you are doing for our young men.
Thank you for being there for them.
Take Care,
Jerome Payton