On Monday, Nov. 25 more than 120 members of the Monticello community gathered for the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) program’s annual Thanksgiving Dinner. Families, friends and businesses enjoyed a free Thanksgiving meal and a night of fun and friendship complete with giveaways, games and a turkey to bring home. The event was made possible by …
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The Monticello My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) program has grown in leaps and bounds since its inception in 2017, and Rachel Blount is poised to continue to expand this integral program that has been the catalyst for a wave of positive impacts on youth of color in Monticello. Ms. Blount, who is the Assistant Principal of …
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Press release courtesy of the New York State Education Department The New York State My Brother’s Keeper Community Network now includes 25 member communities, Interim State Education Commissioner Beth Berlin announced Oct. 4, 2019. The program recently added connections with Peekskill and Monticello City, the 24th and 25th communities to join the growing initiative to …
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All October long, students in the Monticello My Brother’s Keeper program will collect donations of new, unused socks to support senior residents in need. Donations may be dropped off at Monticello High School during regular business hours until Oct. 31.
Read the summer 2019 edition of The Keeper’s Secret to catch up with the Monticello My Brother’s Keeper program and to see what’s in store next for this trailblazing initiative.
After a series of summits, meetings and collaborative sessions between students, families, civic leaders and educators, the Monticello My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) program recently finalized its “Community Action Plan.” The document serves as a road map to making Monticello a “MBK Community” – a public commitment to providing strategies, resources and solutions to address achievement …
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At its March 28 meeting, the Monticello Central School District Board of Education honored individuals and groups who have demonstrated a significant commitment to the District and its students during the spring Board Awards. Read on to learn, in the nominator’s words, why these team members make Monticello’s future brighter. Marie Schall Nominated by Monticello …
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The seventh edition of the Keeper’s Secret, the official newsletter of the Monticello My Brother’s Keeper Program, is out. Read it to catch up with the all of the incredible happenings going on in this program.
Catch up with what’s been happening in the Monticello My Brother’s Keeper program by reading the latest edition of The Keeper’s Secret.
From Feb. 18 – 20, representatives from My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) programs from across the nation, along with other leaders will gather in Oakland, California for the inaugural MBK Rising Conference. Monticello High School student, and Monticello MBK Intern Noah Moreno will join them. Noah was selected from more than 130 youth who submitted videos …
