About Us
About Us
Baba Reggie Singleton
The Males Place is an incorporated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The founder Baba Reggie Singleton, along with the board of directors has embarked upon a community and youth outreach initiatives that has already changed the lives of thousands of young men in Charlotte, NC. The project has played a major role in expanding young minds toward community and civic involvement. From a prospective of intervention through self-awareness, the organization’s by product is the reduction of the percentages of youth delinquency and gang involvement in Charlotte and surrounding counties.
Established in 1993, The Males Place has evolved over the last several years to become a vibrant multicultural community who have mentored over 3000 youth, making our mentoring program one of the largest mentoring organizations in North Carolina.
. Have positively impacted more than 3000 young men.
. 98% African-American and 2% multi racial.
. 12 to 18-year-old boys
. Charlotte North Carolina
The mission of The Males Place, Inc., is to provide comprehensive and prevention-based behavior health educational programming, mentoring and life skills training necessary for manhood development for African American boys ages 12-18; while creating a safe environment for young men to grow experientially, in community settings in the United States and abroad. We offer a holistic curriculum of programs incorporating educational, spiritual, agricultural, social, civic, recreational and cultural enrichment for our youth.
The Program Demographics
Our three tiered program of agriculture, mentoring and social justice has served a diverse population in Mecklenburg and other counties. The current mentee population is: 98% African-American; with 2% multi-racial. Throughout our 24 year existence, we have mentored a diverse group of African American males as well as males of other ethnicities to include: Whites, Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans. 95% of our mentees are considered economically disadvantaged.
Many graduates from our program matriculated to a four-year college or university, community or technical college or enlisted in the military, entered the workforce and/or other entrepreneurial endeavors.
The Volunteer Mentors
The core group consists of volunteer mentors, including our executive director, senior mentors and support mentors assigned to four kingdoms of the program. Among our mentors four hold bachelor degrees with two holding advanced degrees. The core group consist of our Executive Directors, elders and mentors. Our mentors hold bachelor and advanced degrees, have served in the military and various occupations.
The Males Place mentees have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of special interest community service programs, attend sports events, performing and visual arts programs. We provide the young men with the opportunity to learn critical thinking and problem solving skills and apply them in areas of interest over their years with the program.
Board of Directors
