My Community's Keeper Mentor Group

06/10/2026

My Community’s Keeper Mentor Group would like to extend our sincere appreciation to CETA for facilitating an outstanding Electrical Apprenticeship Introduction Workshop for our youth and young adults.

Your commitment to workforce development, career exposure, and creating meaningful pathways to opportunity made a lasting impact on every participant in attendance. The hands-on learning, professional guidance, and real-world insight provided by your team helped inspire our youth to envision brighter futures within the skilled trades industry.

Thank you again for your time, leadership, and investment in our youth.

05/18/2026

🎤 Panel Announcement: Prevention

We are proud to announce our Prevention Panel for the
MCKMG Prevention, Protection & Pathways Symposium

This powerful session will be moderated by Jerome Smalls,
Developer of Youth Outreach, Charleston Police Department.

Focused on early intervention and proactive solutions, this panel will bring together leaders across education, public safety, institutions, and community to explore how we can address the root causes of youth violence before crisis occurs.

Through real conversation and practical insight, this session will highlight:
✔ Mentorship as prevention
✔ Youth engagement strategies
✔ Community-based intervention
✔ Cross-sector collaboration

This is where prevention moves from conversation to action.

📅 June 6, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Stall High School Auditorium

🔗 Register now at the link below ⬇️

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWxw_rPzcrm_30QffOQtaSH7AYjV_JtlfudvK5kBR1tlIyGw/viewform?usp=header

05/13/2026

🔥 Keynote Speaker Announcement 🔥

We are proud to announce ReZsaun Lewis, MPA as the Keynote Speaker for the MCKMG Prevention, Protection & Pathways Symposium.

ReZsaun Lewis is an award-winning speaker, mentor, author, and community leader dedicated to empowering young people and strengthening communities. A U.S. Army veteran, former educator, and Executive Director of Lowcountry Youth Services, he has spent more than a decade creating safe spaces where youth can develop leadership, accountability, and purpose.

Through mentorship, prevention programming, and real conversations, ReZsaun addresses the root causes of violence—helping young people navigate trauma, conflict, identity, and decision-making.

His impact has earned him recognition including the 2026 MLK Picture Award and the 2026 Positive Vibez MLK Icon Award.

As the author of I Need Answers, Vol. 1 and The A to Z Guide to Becoming HIM, his message challenges us all.

💬 “Prevention is Power. Protecting Futures. Expanding Pathways.”

📅 June 6, 2026
📍 Stall High School Auditorium
🕙 10AM – 4PM

04/17/2026

🎤 Host Announcement: PPP Symposium
We are honored to officially announce our host for the Prevention, Protection & Pathways (PPP) Symposium:
Dr. Zakevia Lewis-Kendrick
A dynamic leader, educator, and advocate, Dr. Lewis-Kendrick brings a powerful voice and vision to this year’s symposium. Her commitment to youth success, community empowerment, and transformative dialogue makes her the perfect guide for this impactful gathering.
Join us as she leads meaningful conversations centered on public safety, public health, and pathways to opportunity.
📍 Stay tuned for event details🎟️
Registration is open now!!! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSChvvWKlnntj0PY9LA3pw_Su-yEeVGaeWH_lBljWWxmJsCA/viewform?usp=header

04/06/2026

🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨

Join us for the PPP Symposium
Prevention. Protection. Pathways.

An inspiring gathering of leaders, educators, and community changemakers committed to advancing youth restoration and transformative mentorship.

📅 June 6, 2026
⏰ 10am until 4pm
📍 Stall High School Auditorium

✨ Come ready to connect, learn, and build pathways for our youth to thrive.

🎟️ Registration is open now.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSChvvWKlnntj0PY9LA3pw_Su-yEeVGaeWH_lBljWWxmJsCA/viewform?usp=header

Event Date: June 6,2026 Event Time: 10:00 am until 4:00 pm Event Address: Stall High School Auditorium 3625 Ashley Phosphate Rd. North Charleston, SC 29418

04/06/2026

I am… We are…
My Community’s Keeper Mentor Group

03/07/2026

03/07/2026

I would like to extend our appreciation to each of the professionals who took time to participate in Career Day at Greg Mathis High School. Mathis Charter High School

Your willingness to share your experiences, career journeys, and words of encouragement made a meaningful impact on the students. Exposure to real-world perspectives is invaluable for young people as they begin to imagine the possibilities for their own futures.

Events like this remind us that mentorship and access matter. When students are able to engage directly with individuals who have navigated different professional paths, it expands their vision of what is possible and reinforces the importance of preparation, perseverance, and purpose.

At Mckmg, we believe that breaking cycles of poverty and violence begins with consistent mentorship, opportunity, and community engagement. Your participation reflects a shared commitment to investing in the next generation.

Thank you again for your time, your insight, and your willingness to pour into our youth. We look forward to continuing this important work together.

02/20/2026

South Carolina Community Violence Workshop 2026 was a great experience and learning lesson. It gives us hope and optimism for our future. As we work on becoming better community service providers.
What a great start to a new year. I encourage all to stay tuned and engage in the process.
We will be better because we know better.
Our community depends on it.
Our youth future is in our hands.
That future begins today.

01/03/2026

MCKMG New Year’s Message

As we enter a new year, My Community’s Keeper Mentor Group stands on one truth:
We are responsible for one another.

This past year reminded us that transformation is possible when accountability meets compassion, and when mentorship is rooted in lived experience—not judgment. At MCKMG, we believe every young person deserves guidance, structure, and someone willing to say, “I won’t give up on you.”

This year, we recommit to the work.
• To show up consistently
• To mentor with purpose
• To correct with care
• To lead by example

We understand that our youth are watching—not just what we say, but how we live. In 2026, we choose discipline over excuses, healing over harm, and unity over division.

To our mentors: your presence matters.
To our youth: your future is not limited by your past.
To our community: the work continues, and we move forward together.

At MCKMG, we don’t just mentor—we restore, redirect, and rebuild.

Let this be the year we strengthen our commitment to keeping our community accountable, connected, and empowered.

Because when one rises, we all rise.

— My Community’s Keeper Mentor Group