12/03/2025
Today, I’m asking you to stand with P.E.A.C.E. in the same way we stand with the young men of our community—consistently, intentionally, and with love.
For years, P.E.A.C.E. (People Embracing Another Choice Effectively) has been more than a program.
It’s been a movement.
A brotherhood.
A safe haven.
A second chance.
A place where young men learn to rebuild what life tried to break.
When a young man walks into P.E.A.C.E., he’s often carrying things he’s never been allowed to say out loud—trauma, fear, survival-mode thinking, anger, confusion, or the simple weight of trying to become a man without guidance.
But inside P.E.A.C.E., he finds:
• Men who understand his story
• Mentors who speak from scars, not perfection
• A community refusing to give up on him
• A place where accountability and love walk hand in hand
We teach young men how to take responsibility, how to communicate, how to lead, how to heal, and how to hope again.
And I can tell you from lived experience—both the streets and the system—that kind of transformation saves lives.
This Giving Tuesday, your support does more than help a program.
It keeps doors open for young men who have nowhere else to go.
It provides:
✔ Hot meals
✔ Transportation
✔ Real mentorship
✔ Life skills
✔ Case management
✔ Fatherhood classes
✔ Crisis intervention
✔ Safe spaces to talk, grow, and breathe
Your donation helps us sit across from a young man who feels lost and tell him, “Brother, there is still hope. Let’s build a different path—together.”
P.E.A.C.E. exists because men like me were given a second chance…
and now we give that same chance to the next generation.
If you’ve ever believed in redemption…
If you’ve ever believed in second chances…
If you’ve ever believed in the power of community…
Then I invite you to give today.
Every dollar you give becomes:
• A conversation that stops a bad decision
• A resource that keeps a young man off the streets
• A mentor who can change the direction of someone’s life
• A moment that reminds a young man, “You matter.”
Thank you for believing in us.
Thank you for believing in these young men.
Thank you for helping P.E.A.C.E. continue this life-changing work.
💛 Click the link below.
Give what you can.
And help a young man embrace another choice—effectively.
P.E.A.C.E.-PEOPLE EMBRACING ANOTHER CHOICE EFFECTIVELY was created in 2019 while Executive Director Julian Jackman was incarcerated. Upon release in January 2022, P.E.A.C.E. has been actively working in the Columbia community leading mentorship and training programs for...
