Street Fraternity is HIRING, and if you know anything about this great organization, you know that you want to be part of it!
Street Fraternitty Youth Specialist (1)
The African Community Center was recently awarded a 3 year grant through the state of Colorado’s Tony Grampsas Youth Services Program. As part of this new youth initiative, ACC is accepting applications for a Youth Specialist to work with Street Fraternity ( http://streetfraternity.org/ ) staff and volunteers to support young men ages 14 - 25 through creative and engaging programming.
Below is a bit more about Street Fraternity.
Street Fraternity
The Street Fraternity is a brotherhood of men who welcome and are committed to a diversity of experiences, ages, ethnicities, histories, national origins, citizenship statuses, opinions, marital statuses, sexual orientations, disabilities, arrest records, religions, political affiliations, and other protected classes as required by law. All participants, employees, and volunteers will actively support this Inclusiveness & Diversity Statement. We have chosen to include only males as participants in order to focus our learning, resources and achievements on the unique needs and attributes of young men. We welcome women’s involvement as parents, on our Advisory Team and Board, and within our partner agencies.
Over 90% of our participants are former refugees from Bhutan/Nepal, Burma/Thailand, and countries of East, Central and West Africa. Many languages are spoken here.
Participation averages 30 – 50 young men each night.
Our young men live in the East Colfax Avenue area near the Aurora/Denver border.
Many are high school aged and mostly attend either Aurora Central HS or the New America School in the Aurora Public Schools, or George Washington HS or South HS in the Denver Public Schools. Others have either completed or dropped out of high school.
Mission: a place of brotherhood and personal growth for urban young men.
*see hours and location details below
Goals:
Attract urban young men’s consistent voluntary participation.
Gain an understanding of our participants and their backgrounds.
Help participants identify their opportunities, challenges, and goals.
Build our brotherhood & leadership.
Develop positive warriors who understand how to balance aggression with respect, integrity, and ethics.
Our Current Participants
Open Mondays – Thursdays, 4 pm – 9 pm (winter), and 5 pm – 10 pm Spring, Summer, & Fall.
Located in the 3,000 s.f. refurbished basement of the Disabled American Veterans’ building, 1 ½ blocks west of Yosemite St. (Aurora / Denver border) on E. Colfax Ave. Our entrance and parking is in the rear of the DAV building.
Opened for business on April 1, 2013.
Our “drop-in” environment allows participants to freely enter and leave as they wish, and choose to move from one activity area to the other as they wish. Over time we build our relationships and our brotherhood.
Inclusiveness & Diversity Statement
Contact Info:
Street Fraternity
8720 E. Colfax Ave., #100
Denver, CO 80220
Office: 720-389-6381
(Located 1 ½ blocks west of Yosemite Street, the Aurora/Denver border; our entrance & parking is in rear of Disabled American Vet’s building)
The job description is attached. Candidates with refugee language capacities are a high priority, but all qualified candidates will be considered.
Street Fraternitty Youth Specialist (1)
If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your cover letter and resume to jobs@acc-den.org by close of business Monday, November 24th.
