OUR MISSION

ManUp Mentoring Impacting Lives, Inc. is a Non-Profit Organization which consists of 6 middle age gentlemen. These men desire to make a difference in their community by committing to working with young African American Males in the community from grades 6-12.

Our goal is to help young men by providing the tools for a smooth transition from adolescence to young adulthood.

As mentors we will provide these young men with the necessary tools to transition into adulthood by offering training and development such as: spiritual training, psychological training and instructional training.

As Mentors, we will provide these young men with a model of what a Real Man looks like by the way we Mentors carry ourselves by our character, integrity, ethics, morals, values, and commitment. We will teach them the value of Fatherhood, the value of the community, church, family and education.

The goal and purpose of our Program for these young men, by the time they graduate High School, is to have provided them with a blueprint for their lives.

MEET OUR MENTEES

Meet the Mentors

  • Man with short hair and goatee wearing a blue T-shirt with the logo and text 'IMAN Up Mentoring Impacting Lives' outdoors with trees and power lines in the background.

    Grady B. Jones

    PRESIDENT

  • A man with glasses and a mustache wearing a dark button-up shirt, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression, against a plain light-colored background.

    Michael Smith

    TREASURER

  • Close-up of a middle-aged man with glasses and a salt-and-pepper beard, standing outdoors with greenery in the background.

    James Little

    Secretary

  • A man with a shaved head wearing a white polo shirt, smiling, standing in front of colorful artwork.

    Jeffrey Waller

    ADVISOR

  • Close-up of a man wearing a plaid shirt with a blue sky in the background.

    Tony Williams

    MENTOR

  • The image features the words 'Small Impact, Mentoring, Impacting Lives' with a design of a person helping another person climb a ladder, symbolizing guidance and support.

    Marion Dunn

    MENTOR