AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

Vision of the African American Leadership Institute
The African-American Leadership Institute seeks to assist Black boys in developing dreams that can transform themselves and communities. We believe saving Black boys lives requires loving mentorship from elders, adults, and skilled professionals in the Black community and Pittsburgh community at large. The African-American Leadership Institute believes that this mentorship has to be targeted with three life contexts: life purpose, life mission, and life-work. First life context seeks to assist the student in developing a life purpose. The development of a life purpose requires students engage in an autobiographical reflection process to understand the following: who they were, who they are, and who they want to be. Reflecting on the aforementioned questions allows students to identify their talents and construct a communal and individual dream. In the second life context, students will begin to develop a plan for their life. The development of a life plan requires the African-American Institute provide students with educative experiences in that allows participation to pursue career fields of their choice and other information that will enrich their career interests. The desired outcome is for students envision what life would be like within the career field. In the last life context, life-work, students will participate in job shadowing exercises and service learning activities. These activities will provide students with the chance to understand requirements of their career fields and how they can enact societal change through their career field. The African-American Leadership Institute will provide students with the aforementioned activities through weekly workshops, conferences, servant leader activities.

Mission Statement
The African-American Leadership Institute is in the struggle to assist in the development of strong Black males. Students will participate in an educational experience that allows students to develop a life plan within three core areas—life purpose, life mission, and life work. In addition, students will be provided with mentors that will assist them in developing their life plan. At the end of the program, students will be able to articulate and enact life-plan on a short-term and long-term basis.

Goals of the African-American Leadership Institute

• Life Purpose
  • To assist students in understanding their talents
  • To assist students in developing a vision based on their talents.
• Life Mission
  • To provide students with learning opportunities to develop skills and experiences to advance their personal vision
  • To provide students with learning opportunities to develop skills and experience to assist them in serving their communities, city, state, nation, and world.
• Lifework
  • To create opportunities where students are able to engage in community service activities.
  • To provide students with the opportunity to participate in job-shadowing activities.

 

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