Mentorship is a light that reveals the invisible paths mentees will need to climb as they push into uncharted territory.

Mentees get started here 👋🏾

Begin your journey as a Frè Yo mentee by filling out our intake form below.

Help us match you with the right mentor and anonymously contribute to our community resource study.

Together, we can make a positive impact! Expect to hear from us within two weeks if we're a good fit.

We’re more than just another mentorship program.

We are a community and a network of people who share and give our time, talent, and resources to help connect young people with what they need to reach their goals. We do this by creating programming that highlights education, career, and experiential opportunities they may be interested in.

We provide monthly video check-ins for our brothers to learn about their accomplishments, goals, and what they need to reach those goals.

Finally, we provide a network that helps those brothers get the resources that they are looking for whether it is paid internships, standardized testing materials, college admissions prep, or resume assistance. We are here to help our brothers in any way we can.

Mentor? Not ready for that title yet? No problem. There are other ways to volunteer!

This is a movement. Whether you’re most comfortable contributing time to help achieve our advocacy goals, social media to get the word out, money to help us grow, or energy, we need you on our team.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

"Feeling connected to other African Americans may help African American adolescents reject the negative perceptions of their group held by members of other racial and ethnic groups."

— J.V. Ward, "Racial Identity Formation & Transformation" (1990)

Happening Now

We are now accepting applications for this next years cohort. We had great success last year with students receiving college acceptances from all over the country. To apply, email us at info@freyo.org or fill out our intake form at www.freyo.org. #h
We are now accepting applications for this next years cohort. We had great success last year with students receiving college acceptances from all over the country. To apply, email us at info@freyo.org or fill out our intake form at www.freyo.org. #highereducation #mentorship
This Wednesday we will conduct our first Iron Sharpens Iron with AJATC. So excited to continue our work with the Arkansas Juvenile Assessment & Treatment Center with @walkers_gallery2
This Wednesday we will conduct our first Iron Sharpens Iron with AJATC. So excited to continue our work with the Arkansas Juvenile Assessment & Treatment Center with @walkers_gallery2
Iron Sharpens Iron ⚔️ is a concept to bring young people together to help them master the English language. They will work together in as a 2 person team to learn and grow in concepts like metaphors, alliteration, wordplay, rhyme schemes, and more to
Iron Sharpens Iron ⚔️ is a concept to bring young people together to help them master the English language. They will work together in as a 2 person team to learn and grow in concepts like metaphors, alliteration, wordplay, rhyme schemes, and more to use rap, spoken word, and debate. We hope that utilizing these concepts will help them express themselves, gain skills helpful for standardized tests, and learn how to debate. #education #mentoship
Today we were able to bring 4 months of work together to provide the Arkansas Juvenile Assessment and Treatment Center books and supplies along with our new programing to engage young people with so much potential to make their wildest dreams come tr
Today we were able to bring 4 months of work together to provide the Arkansas Juvenile Assessment and Treatment Center books and supplies along with our new programing to engage young people with so much potential to make their wildest dreams come true. Carlos and I met @communitylovehub where he shared his vision of a program to work with young people in juvenile confinement. We took that idea and asked the young people what they need along with the facilitators. The holidays are a really hard time for incarcerated people. Being with them at their loneliest time is important. I can’t be there on Christmas, but I will share my birthday with them tomorrow. #mentorship #education
Our 2023 Impact Report highlights the great work we’ve done this last year and our action plan over next year 5 years: read more here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFz0QftRqs/pSW2-Rc0T9X6T-WWGKwSgQ/edit?utm_content=DAFz0QftRqs&utm_campaign
Our 2023 Impact Report highlights the great work we’ve done this last year and our action plan over next year 5 years: read more here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFz0QftRqs/pSW2-Rc0T9X6T-WWGKwSgQ/edit?utm_content=DAFz0QftRqs&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton
Our mentees are eager to learn and are requesting books! Help us fulfill their reading needs by purchasing books directly from our wishlists or donating via the link in stories/our bio. 📚https://amzn.to/3RkiNqQ 📖https://bit.ly/3uBLtTn #givingt
Our mentees are eager to learn and are requesting books! Help us fulfill their reading needs by purchasing books directly from our wishlists or donating via the link in stories/our bio. 📚https://amzn.to/3RkiNqQ 📖https://bit.ly/3uBLtTn #givingtuesday #mentorship #reading
Meet Faraz, yesterday I met him after he stopped and asked me about Harvard. He said he applied but didn’t get in. We talked for a bit more than an hour outside of the National Mall. Over the next year we are going to work with him to get him r
Meet Faraz, yesterday I met him after he stopped and asked me about Harvard. He said he applied but didn’t get in. We talked for a bit more than an hour outside of the National Mall. Over the next year we are going to work with him to get him ready for the next application season. I tell this story for two reasons: 1st because you never know who you are going to meet and how fate will bring you to your destiny. 2nd, I try to be conscious about what I wear and the messages I am sending because people are watching.
Fré Yo presented a session on college opportunities for the Arkansas Juvenile Treatment and Assessment Center that included wonderful experts who answered questions for young people thinking about higher education. At the end of the session, a
Fré Yo presented a session on college opportunities for the Arkansas Juvenile Treatment and Assessment Center that included wonderful experts who answered questions for young people thinking about higher education. At the end of the session, a recently released scholar, Kevin Jones share his story about enrolling into the University of Arkansas (my alma mater). It was so very inspirational.
Using AI, we are attempting to create narratives that speak to the work that we are doing in the community. Here, we’ve taken Th Center for Nuleadership on Urban Solutions’ “Open Letter on the Question of Language” and created a visual story that hopefully gives life to that work. @centernuleadership
Ask us about our HKS/ Ivy League application progress check video!
Fré Yo Brunch “What does community mean to you?” #brotherhood #mentorship #community
Fré Yo Brunch “What does community mean to you?” #brotherhood #mentorship #community
Check us out at www.freyo.org
Check us out at www.freyo.org
Break bread with the Brethren Next Saturday at 1 pm at Ben’s Next Door
Break bread with the Brethren Next Saturday at 1 pm at Ben’s Next Door
Today I am happy to annouce that Fré Yo will expand our programing in the Arkansas Juvenile Assessment and Treatment Center (AJATC). I wanted to help people like me who grew up where and how I grew up. My father was incarcerated. So many people around me didn’t make it past their early adulthood. So when and old classmate messaged me out of the blue about a young man who needed tutoring, I jumped on the opportunity. Over the last two months we have grown to truly understand the resources it takes to run a mentorship organization with so many people in need. We have also learned the emotional and mental toll it takes when young people have setbacks. But we are here. That is what matters. We are here and will keep this work going. Join us by following the Fré Yo LinkedIn group and our social in the link below. Our needs: Professional development - Nurses, enlisted military, barbers/cosmetologists, entrepreneurs, EMTs, welders, electricians, plumbers, and musicians. We need books and people who like talking about books with young people. We need you to share this with others to help spread the word.
Love to see it!!!! At this year's Earth Fest, Jessaihya is proudly representing Fré Yo while engaging with the participants. Both Jessaihya ( mentee) and I ( board member) are actively involved at Fré Yo a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working t
Love to see it!!!! At this year's Earth Fest, Jessaihya is proudly representing Fré Yo while engaging with the participants. Both Jessaihya ( mentee) and I ( board member) are actively involved at Fré Yo a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to help young men from disadvantaged communities reach their full potential. If you're interested in learning more about the fantastic work that Fré Yo is doing and want to help empower more young men in the US, please consider donating at www.freyo.org. Your support can make a real difference in the lives of these young men, and help them to achieve their full potential. By contributing to this cause, you can be a part of a movement that is creating positive change in our communities and promoting a brighter future for young men. So please, take a moment to find out more and donate today! #freyo https://donorbox.org/fre-yo-s-juvenile-center-outreach
#BEYA 2023’s theme was “Become Everything You Are.” This conference gave our mentees the ability to learn about STEM careers, interview on the spot, and develop a great network of of like-minded professionals. We got jobs, internshi
#BEYA 2023’s theme was “Become Everything You Are.” This conference gave our mentees the ability to learn about STEM careers, interview on the spot, and develop a great network of of like-minded professionals. We got jobs, internships, and so many new opportunities from this conference. Thank you to the mentors and mentees who came out to this event virtually and in-person.
We are now accepting applications for this next years cohort. We had great success last year with students receiving college acceptances from all over the country. To apply, email us at info@freyo.org or fill out our intake form at www.freyo.org. #h This Wednesday we will conduct our first Iron Sharpens Iron with AJATC. So excited to continue our work with the Arkansas Juvenile Assessment & Treatment Center with @walkers_gallery2 Iron Sharpens Iron ⚔️ is a concept to bring young people together to help them master the English language. They will work together in as a 2 person team to learn and grow in concepts like metaphors, alliteration, wordplay, rhyme schemes, and more to Today we were able to bring 4 months of work together to provide the Arkansas Juvenile Assessment and Treatment Center books and supplies along with our new programing to engage young people with so much potential to make their wildest dreams come tr Our 2023 Impact Report highlights the great work we’ve done this last year and our action plan over next year 5 years: read more here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFz0QftRqs/pSW2-Rc0T9X6T-WWGKwSgQ/edit?utm_content=DAFz0QftRqs&utm_campaign Our mentees are eager to learn and are requesting books! Help us fulfill their reading needs by purchasing books directly from our wishlists or donating via the link in stories/our bio. 📚https://amzn.to/3RkiNqQ 📖https://bit.ly/3uBLtTn #givingt Meet Faraz, yesterday I met him after he stopped and asked me about Harvard. He said he applied but didn’t get in. We talked for a bit more than an hour outside of the National Mall. Over the next year we are going to work with him to get him r Fré Yo presented a session on college opportunities for the Arkansas Juvenile Treatment and Assessment Center that included wonderful experts who answered questions for young people thinking about higher education. At the end of the session, a
Using AI, we are attempting to create narratives that speak to the work that we are doing in the community. Here, we’ve taken Th Center for Nuleadership on Urban Solutions’ “Open Letter on the Question of Language” and created
Ask us about our HKS/ Ivy League application progress check video!
Fré Yo Brunch “What does community mean to you?” #brotherhood #mentorship #community Check us out at www.freyo.org Break bread with the Brethren Next Saturday at 1 pm at Ben’s Next Door
Today I am happy to annouce that Fré Yo will expand our programing in the Arkansas Juvenile Assessment and Treatment Center (AJATC). I wanted to help people like me who grew up where and how I grew up. My father was incarcerated. So many peo
Love to see it!!!! At this year's Earth Fest, Jessaihya is proudly representing Fré Yo while engaging with the participants. Both Jessaihya ( mentee) and I ( board member) are actively involved at Fré Yo a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working t #BEYA 2023’s theme was “Become Everything You Are.” This conference gave our mentees the ability to learn about STEM careers, interview on the spot, and develop a great network of of like-minded professionals. We got jobs, internshi

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