https://www.brothersbuildingbridges.com/home daily 1.0 2024-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/27aeeb62-bb02-4f68-8328-dcf3f458df0a/image1-15.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/e211f6ea-0d60-41a5-8f33-af1f30e00c22/Black+Gold+Simple+Wedding+Invitation.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/1585526837097-ZL5O0SFE1ITA6WMAE7BT/IMG_8220.JPG Home - Developing Character Education Brothers Building Bridges will instill and promote core values and principles in the areas of conflict resolution, manners, social-emotional health, moral accountability, and civic responsibility. It is a process that will lead to young men becoming honorable members of their families and the community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/1585523437912-VT2LG9871RVNHFJ1TKT5/20190518_145927%281%29_1585162502725.jpg Home - Leadership Development Brothers Building Bridges will support young men in the area of effective leadership. Facilitators will teach the seven pillars of leadership; vision, goal setting, persuasive communication, negotiation, team building, group dynamics, and community service. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/1588816441599-UUR38BZMLI93A5AI8DO2/GettyImages-1049285512-1-600x400.jpg Home - Support for Communities Education happens within the context of a larger community. Our approach extends beyond the school to help ensure students have the necessary support to do their best learning. https://www.brothersbuildingbridges.com/our-vision daily 0.75 2020-05-07 https://www.brothersbuildingbridges.com/our-team daily 0.75 2020-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/1585525643863-U6VO8FE0T0QYNWL02EIE/edward.jpg Our Team - Stanley Evans Stanley J. Evans is the Co-founder of BBB(circa 2009). Educating and preparing young boys for their future has always been his calling from God and his passion in life. Stanley has been an educator and a mentor for over 30 years with the Department of Education, the N.Y Juvenile Justice System and The New York Urban Debate League. He has taken on many educational roles including the an English Literature Instructor, Administrator and a Championship Debate coach and judge. After retiring from the D.O.E, Stanley co founded Brothers Building Bridges, formally known as the Bridge Street Mentors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/1585525663554-JH7F217W3SIZOXE27JII/8C4CBCCF-B409-4253-825B-7AF87F25BC6B.JPG Our Team - Keith Bennett Keith Bennett has worked for the Department of Education for over 35 years and has been married for over 30 years. During his 35 years working for the DOE, he has worked as a Physical Education Teacher and School Counselor. For most of those years he has coached and refereed boys high school basketball. Although he has a great love for sports and specifically basketball, his passion for mentoring young men of color has given him the most joy. He started a male youth mentoring group with several of his male colleagues in 1997. Since then for the past 23 years he has participated in a mentoring program. In 2010, a church brother and himself started a mentoring group in an elementary school in Bedford Stuyvesant. For the past 10 years he has provided guidance and leadership to over 250 young men. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/1585523781209-40ZSESUWS2QGEVOV1CV0/20190629_144638%281%29.jpg Our Team - TONEY LEE Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/1586027405658-ZZN5SKBMSR8IA698HTND/IMG_8222.JPG Our Team - Greg E. Jones, Sr. Mr. Greg E. Jones, Sr. is a Brooklyn native and a homeowner along with his loving wife Jacquelyn in the Rosedale section of Queens. A graduate of Lincoln University (Pa.) he has worked in the financial services industry with Primerica Financial Services for nearly 30 years. Greg currently holds a life & health license as well as an investment license (Series 6 & 63). He has produced millions of dollars of life insurance face amount in force along with millions of dollars of assets under management. Working with his team they have been able to help many families get out of debt, secure their incomes along with providing the vehicles to fund college education and retirement. Greg has had a lifetime of interest in the development and the progress of young Black men going all the way back to his youth. He grew up as a member of the Epworth United Methodist Church during his formative years. He then became a member of the Bridge Street AWME Church in 1988. He has participated in male mentoring organizations such as the Teen Male Organization (TMO) along with the Young Men Of Character at CS 21 and periodically at the Eagle Academy. Greg has worked as a Direct Sales Representative for Cablevision, a Sports Writer for New York Newsday and as an Index Supervisor at Matthew Bender & Company. https://www.brothersbuildingbridges.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-17 https://www.brothersbuildingbridges.com/goalsandobjectives daily 0.75 2026-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/1586235210935-GI4QFUQIBF7USBLHSQBZ/5-most-severe-2.jpg Goals and Objectives - Character Education:: Brothers Building Bridges will instill and promote core values and principles in the areas of conflict resolution, manners, social-emotional health, moral accountability, and civic responsibility. It is a process that will lead to young men becoming honorable members of their families and the community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/1586235273867-HQWKBUPHGP0ZGSSWVMFK/dmhdj336mqcvsz2jhfcm.jpeg Goals and Objectives - Leadership Development: Brothers Building Bridges will support young men in the area of effective leadership. Facilitators will teach the seven pillars of leadership; vision, goal setting, persuasive communication, negotiation, team building, group dynamics, and community service. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/1586235349263-Z75WH8AOBWQBJP6W0A7L/students-using-laptops-640x330.jpg Goals and Objectives - Civic Service: Brothers Building Bridges will emphasize to young men the importance of social responsibility. We’ll use different methods to promote a mindset that focuses on the benefits of helping others. This will result in them building positive relationships with community leaders, peers who share a common cause, and community based organizations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/1586235782243-M8ISQU5X2RRRZHLLUREB/4-1.png Goals and Objectives - College Prep/ Career Awareness: Brothers Building Bridges will provide information and support to students transitioning from one academic level to the next. It will culminate with college readiness training and information related to 21 century careers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/1586034592117-VU4KA9SOQIGVI251ZH80/IMG_8222.JPG Goals and Objectives - Healthy Lifestyle: Brothers Building Bridges will promote healthy lifestyle choices and habits. Emphasis will be placed on daily exercise, nutritional eating, hygiene, balance between social and professional responsibilities, and the importance of mental and emotional stability. https://www.brothersbuildingbridges.com/rationale daily 0.75 2020-05-08 https://www.brothersbuildingbridges.com/success daily 0.75 2020-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/1586034450663-D1NA6I60UUFBODJYAXXF/IMG_8223.JPG Success https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/1586034592117-VU4KA9SOQIGVI251ZH80/IMG_8222.JPG Success https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/1586034641608-FGO17K6JXV7QDN7GH603/IMG_8220.JPG Success https://www.brothersbuildingbridges.com/donate daily 0.75 2026-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/e231bc50-ac99-401d-a92f-7ca615af2cff/WhatsApp+Image+2026-02-19+at+17.46.46.jpeg Donate - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/1585523781209-40ZSESUWS2QGEVOV1CV0/20190629_144638%281%29.jpg Donate - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/68b92927-e8d9-48ae-9a03-2ff5c02823e5/WhatsApp+Image+2026-02-19+at+14.48.23+%281%29.jpeg Donate - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/f8e79f94-5ebd-4531-abb7-3b87f83e1df1/WhatsApp+Image+2026-02-19+at+14.48.23.jpeg Donate - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e81260de6e16b68aff142be/9951d8af-5a23-4c96-925e-eb552719fc03/WhatsApp+Image+2026-02-19+at+14.48.26.jpeg Donate - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.