Boys to Men

04/28/2022

NOW INTRODUCING: ✨The Al Chapman Boys to Men at the Beth Scholarship!! ✨

The Al Chapman Boys To Men Scholarship fund was established in order to support our young men with their post-secondary college experience! 📚📝🎓

As our Boys to Men team saw participants' needs beginning to change as they got older, they realized how important it was to start this scholarship. The scholarship was named in the memory of the late Al Chapman.

Al Chapman was a strong believer in the Boys to Men at the Beth mission. He constantly backed this program with moral support and always made sure Boys to Men had the necessary resources to serve the community.

We hope this scholarship will honor Al's memory and continue to be a blessing to our young men and their families! 👏

02/21/2022

Our program, Boys to Men at the Beth, isn't just about partnering with our young men and their families.

It's about partnering with the entire community to provide a holistic support system for our boys as they prepare for high school graduation!

This includes working with their schools!

Recently, our team stopped by Chattanooga Preparatory School to check in with a few of our young men.

These at-school check ins allow our team to not only meet our young men in their own environment, but see how our students are doing academically, personally, socially, & spiritually throughout the week!

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Wondering how you can help support Boys to Men at the Beth? Stop by Buddy’s BBQ in Hixson on Monday, March 7th!

On this day, Buddy’s BBQ Hixson will be donating 10% of all meal proceeds for the day to Boys to Men at the Beth! 🎉

11/17/2021

Congratulations to Boys to Men at the Beth founder, Herbert "Book" McCray, for being named the NAACP's Ruby Hurley Image Awards 2021 Humanitarian of the Year!

Congratulations to our very own, Hebert “Book” McCray, for winning the NAACP’s Ruby Hurley Image Award for Humanitarian of the Year!

For those who aren’t familiar, the Ruby Hurley Image Awards seek to recognize individuals who have selflessly given themselves to the community.

We at the Bethlehem Center are absolutely thrilled as we believe Book McCray is incredibly deserving of this award!

We hope you’ll join along with us in saying congratulations to Mr. Book. May his continuous dedication to the families & young men of Chattanooga act as an inspiration to us all!

07/06/2021

Congratulations to our Boys to Men at the Beth Scholarship recipient, Latrel Adair!

We are continuously impressed by your hard work and dedication and we can't wait to watch you do big things at Tusculum University! Go Pioneers!! 🎉

Congratulations to Latrel Adair, our Boys To Men Scholarship recipient! 🎉

Latrel has been with the Boys To Men at the Beth program for 6 years now and just recently graduated from East Ridge High School in May. 🎊

Latrel is known for his incredible leadership abilities and has continuously proven to be very dedicated to his studies. He will be continuing his education this fall at Tusculum University, where he will also be playing football! 🏈📚

We are incredibly proud of Latrel and all his accomplishments! We can’t wait to see what he does next! ❤️

05/20/2021

Our Boys to Men at the Beth program seeks to engage our young men in numerous way!

This past spring, we partnered with Scenic City Clay Arts to provide our boys with a fun creative outlet. Not only did our boys have an awesome time, but they were able to create some beautiful pieces of pottery!

04/23/2021

We had a blast at Booker T Washington State Park over spring break!

We held a leadership development activity that allowed our young men to explore the career field of park rangers!

It’s important that we engage in activities like this, so we can make sure that our young men are always keeping their futures in mind!

Over spring break, Boys To Men at the Beth participated in a leadership development activity that focused on the potential career of being a park ranger! The boys had so much fun!

It’s important that we participate in activities like this with our young men so we can ensure that they are always keeping their futures and goals in mind!

04/14/2021

Morning Mentoring plays a huge part in our Boys to Men at the Beth program!

During Morning Mentoring, we pick the boys up from home, get breakfast with them, & then take them to school afterwards!

Not only is this a fun start to the day, but these sessions provide us time to discuss our young men’s academic progress, goals, and futures!

03/23/2021

Give back to the community this month by purchasing a beautiful card or art print from The Word + Fern this month!

30% of all March sales are going to the Bethlehem Center to help with programs such as our Boys to Men mentoring program!

Check out their shop on Etsy today:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/thewordandfern/

Support the Bethlehem Center and a local small business by purchasing a print or card from the word + fern this March!

The Word and Fern is donating 30% of all March sales to the Bethlehem Center to help with programs such as our Boys to Men mentoring program!

Check out their beautiful creations on Etsy and support the Chattanooga community today:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/thewordandfern/

01/27/2021

Happy National Mentoring Month from all of us at Boys to Men at the Beth! Being a program that seeks to support young men through direct contact with mentors, this month is very special to us! Here are some words from Boys to Men Founder, Mr. Herbert "Book" McCray on the importance of mentorship!

January is National Mentoring Month!

Mentorship plays a major role in many of our programs here at the Bethlehem Center, one of those specifically being Boys to Men at the Beth! This entire program is based on the foundation of mentoring young men from grade school through high school graduation. Here are some words from our staff member and Boys to Men founder, Book McCray on the importance of mentorship!

01/21/2021

A few of our boys chose to participate in Chattanooga's Martin Luther King Jr. Virtual Day of Service and Annual March this past Monday! Here is the video in case you missed it!

01/14/2021

Congratulations to Billy "B.J." Ragland Jr.!

B.J. graduated early from Red Bank High School this past December and has been apart of our program since his fourth grade year! It has truly been a pleasure watching him grow up into the strong, driven, young man he is today. We can not express how proud we are of him! We can't wait to see him do great things this semester at the University of North Carolina Charlotte!