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 The story of SAAB begins
in 1990 when it was established by Dr. Tyrone Bledsoe on October 17,
1990 on the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University. The
organization was established to address the academic and social
challenges of African American males at Georgia Southwestern and has
many collegiate and high school chapters around the country. The
organization has impacted thousands of at-risk African American and
Latino male students and spans across 27 states. SAAB is an
organization committed to access for and success of at-risk males in
high school and college, with a clear vision and a passion for
delivering outstanding results. Graduates of SAAB have gone
on to be competitive in the professional world of work and serve as
role models for inner-city neighborhoods throughout the country.
SAAB assists men of color
to realize and achieve their fullest potential by fostering a
“spirit of caring” and to transform themselves by changing their
attitudes, mentoring their fellow brothers and providing positive
leadership within their community at large. The organization’s
commitment to enhancing the school and life experiences of
underprivileged men of color is fueled by the synergy of the college
campus and the concept of graduating from high school and college as
a means to survival and self-sufficiency. By mobilizing and
developing human capital through our student participants, SAAB
is infusing our society with a culture of young men that will make a
national impact and empower all people through appropriate mentoring
and role modeling despite socio-economic disparities, to achieve an
education and in turn play an active role in bettering the lives of
others.
Vision
SAAB
is recognized as
a national leader and movement organized to set the standard for
organizational excellence. Through leadership, mentoring, advocacy,
and action, SAAB will remove educational barriers for at-risk
youth and ensure that significantly more Black and Latino men
graduate from college and to empower those graduates with the ethics
and networks necessary to set a higher standard of achievement for
men of color by fostering a spirit to care about themselves and
others---resulting in Saving Lives and Salvaging Dreams of all
people. |
