I AM TRYING TO RESTORE

THE DIGNITY OF A

community
this is Rodney Knotts hope, he is the founder of The Man Class.
unemployment
40% 7%
7% West of Troost
40 % East of Troost
drop out rate
53% 6%
6% Blue Valley / Shawnee Mission District
53 % Kansas City Public School District
Violence
5th worst among the 50 largest US cities (2012)
KC averages 100 homicides a year / thats 2 a week
jobless
afican american males
audience
felonies
age: 20-43
african american males,
many are jobless
a large portion also have felonies
age ranges from 20s to early 40s
problem
statement Fatherless urban youth east of Troost
grow up lacking a respectable, male
role model. This results in higher
rates of crime, drugs and alcohol
abuse, school dropouts, and poverty.
How can encouraging males to become better role models effect the youth within the community in a positive way?

And there are quite a few numbers to back this up
root of the problem
some seeking change
Fatherless
urban youth
Within the man class
these are the potential role models
many are content with their lives, some see the problems and seek change .
Potential
Employers hesitant
not ready to know

Donors ready to know
willing to help
major problem is that they arent aware of the cause or how to help.
they live outside of the community experience the problem
students in
organizations,
such as the man
class
ready to know the facts, progress to knowing the facts and becoming advocates for the cause
they are within the community (east of troost)
they come in with a problem and how the leave wanting to solve a problem (car guy)

if i had 50 men like this,

I could change any city in

america
The only way to strengthen a community is through its members.
Man class
started in 2009 by Rodney Knott
Includes 12 courses over three weeks that aims to reintegrate the black male back into the family.
mission statement: To help transform males into men through training, support, and empowerment.
A program that aims to tackle the problem at the root: within the family
social
behavior By changing the mindset of males
in the community by instilling a sense
of responsibility and a knowledge of
consequence, it will improve the males
lives as well as enable them to become
role models within the community.
Changing the mindset of males in the community by instilling a sense of responsibility and a knowledge of consequence, will improve the males lives as
well as enable them to become role models within the community.

sacrice
I am willing to
for those who
come after me
jobs gained
funds raised
awareness spread
change of statistics
Measuring
results
look at stats for drop out rates, drug alcohol abuse, crime, poverty
Measuring
results
(within the man class)
students enrolled
increased funding
post-graduate advocation
jobs gained
increased funding
nding jobs
dealing with the brokenness
problems with
the man class
increased funding
finding jobs
dealing with brokenness of the students
We see the top two problems as areas to help.
raise awareness
increase funding
nding the students jobs
what we
Can do
raising awareness will help increase funding as well as teach possible employers about the program and graduates.
polluted

you cant clean a fish

and put it back into
water and
expect to save the fish
move facts first, problem statement after story
another problem with the man class is that there is only one leader
facts fist, then talk about the solution: the man class
talk also about boys and girls club, other organizations, city mission union
talk about how there really arent any organizations trying to help this cause