The Campaign for Black Male Achievement aims to create hope and opportunities for black men and boys who are significantly marginalized from U.S. economic, social, and political life. Its grantmaking focuses on the following areas listed below.
Education
The campaign supports groups and projects which ensure that black boys have the opportunity to excel academically, to prepare for college, and to learn skills essential to earning a living wage.
Family
The campaign seeks to strengthen low-income black families by supporting initiatives that help fathers play a bigger role in their children's lives and that lift barriers facing single mothers raising black boys.
Philanthropic Leadership
The campaign seeks to serve as a catalyst in the field of philanthropy for bringing additional private and public funds to efforts to improve the lives and opportunities of black men and boys.
Work
The campaign supports groups and projects which expand and ensure 21st-century family supportive wage work opportunities for black males.
Innovative Investments
The campaign seeks out emerging models and opportunities within its target regions, and across its five major goals, which will promote positive life outcomes for black men and boys.
Strategic Communications, Media, and Technology
The campaign supports groups and projects that promote positive depictions and messages, refute stereotypes, and provide a better understanding of what black men and boys are capable of achieving.
