OUR CORE TENETS

WHAT ARE CMOCC's CORE TENETS?

10 Core Tenets - Building Professional, Healthy, & Confident Men

1. Education: CMOCC will prioritize education* as a key tenet of the organization, and provide members/community with hands-on, interactive learning experiences across all organization focus areas.

2. Mental Health/SEL: CMOCC will promote men's health and wellness by providing members with access to a safe environment to discuss, grow, and improve quality of life with strategies to improve mental health.

3. Social Mobility: CMOCC promote individual improvement in all three phases of social mobility: 

   1. Intragenerational Mobility: Change in social status over a single lifetime. 

   2. Vertical mobility: Movement of individuals or groups up or down from one socioeconomic level to another, often by changing jobs or through marriage. 

   3. Horizontal mobility: The movement from one position to another within the same social level.

4. Sustainability: CMOCC will incorporate sustainable practices into all aspects of the organization including, but not limited to membership, programs, and partnerships.

5. Community Involvement: CMOCC will involve the community in the organization through volunteering, events, and other activities, with the goal of fostering a sense of community ownership and pride towards community manifestation.

6. Brotherhood Stewardship: CMOCC will educate members and the greater community of men about the importance of this collaborative and their role in contributing to the organizations mission and vision.

7. Corporate Engagement: CMOCC will seek out and build relationships/partnerships with all companies that mission aligns with our core tenets in support minority males achievement. 

8. Partnership & Collaboration: CMOCC will identify mutually beneficial partnerships that align with our mission and vision. 

9. Youth Professionals Fellowship Program: YPFP is collecting a listing of paid and unpaid internships to help teens and young adults ages 19-29 build their skills during the summer. 

10. Rehabilitation Programs for Adult Male Offenders: This program is designed to reduce recidivism among adult offenders by improving their behaviors, skills, mental health, social functioning, and access to education and employment.

* Educational program include: K-12 Support & Resources; Technology & Service; Teacher Pipeline & Development; Financial Literacy