Building Men Program

Building Men Program

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The Building Men Program is an after-school program that help boys in their journey into manhood.

We strive to accomplish this mission by encouraging the boys to become “A” man, not “The” man and begin “A” Man’s Journey. The journey includes many different opportunities to experience and discuss authentic manhood. Some of the opportunities are to attending chalk talks, listen to guest speakers, attend special events, participating in community service projects, and rite of passage trips. We te

Photos from Building Men Program's post 04/22/2026

Super excited to have pour into our Building Men boys at Lincoln MS. Real talk and the power of affirmations.

04/16/2026

So proud of these guys! Power of our Youth

"We wanted to do something great for the Building Men Program," H.W. Smith PreK-8 School 8th grader Kevin Ndagijeimana shared. "We decided to focus on feeding the homeless. Cereal is shelf stable... so we came up with a cereal drive and the idea of a domino chain to get people excited about it!"

The HW Smith Building Men Program collected more than 1,080 boxes of cereal, which they lined up throughout the school building to create a giant domino chain, before donating them to the Food Bank of Central New York. We're so proud of this effort and the ways !

04/14/2026

The power of young men!!!

"We wanted to do something great for the Building Men Program," H.W. Smith PreK-8 School 8th grader Kevin Ndagijeimana shared. "We decided to focus on feeding the homeless. Cereal is shelf stable... so we came up with a cereal drive and the idea of a domino chain to get people excited about it!"

The HW Smith Building Men Program collected more than 1,080 boxes of cereal, which they lined up throughout the school building to create a giant domino chain, before donating them to the Food Bank of Central New York. We're so proud of this effort and the ways !

Photos from Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter - 128th District's post 04/12/2026

So honored to receive the NYS Assembly Citation. Thank you for your support and dedication to our young men in Syracuse.

04/10/2026

Building Men 20th Anniversary Celebration- sold out

04/10/2026

Tomorrow is the 20th Anniversary Celebration, here is one more day of "Old School" picture. Let's Go!
20th Anniversary Celebration Link: https://bit.ly/BM20thCelebration

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103 Mann Drive
Syracuse, NY
13209