Mentoring Brother 2 Brother - MB2B Fact Sheet

Mentoring Brother 2 Brother Fact Sheet - March 2010

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Mentoring Brother 2 Brother, Inc. is a Dallas, Texas area based 501c3 non-profit organization, created in 1999 to provide mentoring, leadership, character and life development skills to disenfranchised and at-risk African American young men within the South Dallas and surrounding metroplex communities.

MB2B 2009 TAKS Score Results
Implemented in spring 2003, TAKS is the primary state assessment of academic skills. TAKS is designed to measure core areas of the state-mandated curriculum, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). TAKS tests are administered annually to students in specified subjects at grades 3 through 10 and at the exit level beginning at grade 11. MB2B tutoring programs offers program participates targeted studies materials for overall academic excellence as well as supplementary TAKS educational curriculum.

83% of program participants passed the Math TAKS with 5 participates receiving Commended Performance.

96% of program participates passed the Reading TAKS with 6 participates receiving Commended Performance.

67% of program participated passed the Science TAKS with 2 participates receiving Commended Performance.

100% of grade focused participated passed the Social Studies TAKS.

100% of grade focused participates passed the Writing TAKS with 3 participants receiving Commended Performance. 100% of grade focused participates passed the History TAKS.

TAKS Test Standards
The following gives a brief description of the standards used on the TAKS test.

Commended Performance. This category represents high academic achievement. Students in this category performed at a level that was considerably above the state passing standard. Students demonstrated a thorough understanding of the knowledge and skills measured at this grade.

Met Standard. This category represents satisfactory academic achievement. Students in this category performed at a level that was at or somewhat above the state passing standard. Students demonstrated a sufficient understanding of the knowledge andskills measured at this grade.

Corporate Sponsors & Grant Funding

Corporate Sponsors
2000 thru 2009

Center for Oral, Facial & Implant Surgery
Concord Baptist Church
Glaziers
Pepsi Bottling Group of North Texas
Proverbs Consulting
The Foundation of Community Empowerment
University of North Texas—Dallas Campus

Grant Funding 2005 thru 2009

Bank of America Chartable Foundation Local Hero (MB2B Co-Founder Ray Schufford Neighborhood Excellence Initiative (NEI), $5,000

Radio Shack, StreetSentz Community Grant, $250

TJX Foundation, $5,000

Wachovia Foundation, $1,500

Wal-Mart Foundation, $5,000

Motorola Foundation, $5,000

Verizon Foundation, $200

Raytheon Foundation, $1,000

Texas Instruments, $2,000

Target, $500

Texas Instruments, $1,500

Friendship West Baptist Church, $4,000

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