Our Programs
Project King
Project King is a mentoring program that emphasizes group mentoring. In Project King, our Kings are grouped with a male mentor and go through a series of workshops designed to focus on character development, professional development, emotional intelligence, civics, and more with a unique cultural lens ensuring that we are constantly placing our Kings in the center of our programming.
Our goal is to provide our Kings with the tools and resources necessary to succeed in life as well allow them the ability to develop friendships with their peers and have life-long mentors. Bloom believes our Kings are the future and the investments we make in them today will provide everlasting results in the future.
Kings Feast Symposium
The Kings Feast Symposium provides our male youth with greater exposure to a variety of career and educational institutions in networking with institutions. They will have the opportunity to meet various professionals from a range of industries such as law, medicine, engineering, trade professions, and more!
Royal MENtality
Royal Mentality is our career and college preparatory program designed to ensure that our freshman, sophomores, juniors and seniors are equipped with the workforce readiness skills, professional development and academic support necessary for their post-secondary transition.
Royal Mentality focuses exclusively on career and college preparatory topics. Our curriculum includes college essay and application preparation, discussions around College Life/Greek Life, and time management. We travel to selected colleges/universities to tour campuses and bring local college representatives to our Kings to conduct workshops. Furthermore, we introduce and build relationships with trade professionals within the community.
We want to see all of our Kings attend a college/university, but are also aware that college may not be for everyone. Accordingly, we include job and professional development skills within our curriculum, such as: resume writing, mock interviewing, job searching and career preparation. We also strive to partner with local employers to provide job shadowing and internship opportunities while our Kings are in high school.
The most unique aspect about Royal Mentality is our Passport Program. Our Passport Program is synonymous to the 21st Century Scholars Track Program. We prepare our Kings to complete a series of academic and career related tasks during the program year. These tasks may include networking with their high school academic counselors and/or planning a civic engagement leadership project. The tasks set forth are designed to teach our Kings accountability, responsibility, and overall conduct!
One of the key benefits of completing the tasks outlined in our program is the Kings having access to the 21st Century Scholarship (if qualified) and placing them in the right position for college acceptance or landing a job.
Get Involved
Be a King
Project King is a monthly leadership development and college preparation program for minorities aged 12-18. The program is designed to help young men maximize their leadership potential, academic and career potential while developing a pathway to success.
Be a Mentor
A mentor is a trusted adult friend with a long-term, consistent commitment to provide guidance and support to a youth. Formal Mentoring Programs are focused on supporting the relationship between mentor and youth (mentee) and developing the character and capabilities of the young person.
Be a Volunteer
Many hands make light work. Volunteering is a great way to show your support for Bloom Project. There are many ways we can use you if your willing to help. More test to go here to continue to fill out this section so it matches the others, its pretty easy when you really thing about it.
Mentor Program
Bloom Project, Inc. aims to recruit and retain professional males with diverse backgrounds, who have had varied life experience that they can utilize to connect with the Kings of the Bloom Project. In order to be considered for the program, an individual must agree to the mentor expectations of the Bloom Project, Inc. which include:
Exhibit a genuine concern for participants
Be consistent
Be objective
Be open minded
Participate and attend training opportunities
Participate in monthly mentor discussions
Commit to assigned site
Be involved with the success of their assigned mentees
Participate in Project King discussions, group mentoring, recreation activities, service projects, and community partnership events with mentees
Report to Bloom Project, Inc. any past convictions and/or any arrests made after becoming a mentor - inform Bloom Project Inc. of any convictions or charges that relate to minors or vulnerable adults
Authorize Bloom Project, Inc. to contact your references and process a background check
Joining Bloom Project Inc.
As a volunteer or a mentor in our program, we want you to know what all is available to you within it. Listed below are volunteer opportunities we currently have available.
Project King Mentors – Project King Mentors are male professionals who are willing and able to commit at least 6 hours a month, including every 1st Saturday (Fort Wayne Site) or 3rd Friday and/or Saturday (Indianapolis Site) to the Project King Mentoring Program. That also includes volunteering for service projects, college tours, and community partnership events.
Community Partnership Mentors- Community Partnership Mentors are male professionals who are willing to mentor on a contractual basis. The need for the position is based on the needs of the community partner. Most of the services needed are in partnership with local school systems.
Kings Feast Volunteers – We are always looking for volunteers, sponsors and partners to help plan and prepare for our Kings Feast Symposium. There are limited opportunities available to volunteer.
Staff Opportunities – Bloom Project, Inc. also has some volunteer staff opportunities available. If you are interested in being a part of the Bloom Project Staff, please contact our Executive Director.
When you join Bloom Project, you become a part of our family as you volunteer your time and talents to our youth and our mission. We not only pour into our Kings, but we pour into one another as well. Being a part of Bloom Project is a truly rewarding experience for all of us!
Feel free to spread the word to your connections and your colleagues about ways they could volunteer their time to Bloom Project, Inc. If you are or someone you know is interested in volunteering or becoming a mentor, please use the button below. We hope to connect with you soon!