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Welcome to the Young Men’s Educational Network!
We are so glad to have you here. Take a look around, see what we’re all about, and invite your friends! We’re all family here so relax, sit back, and let us take you on a journey into the lives of a few hundred young men who are (and who are becoming) leaders. As the people said to us in Ghana, “Akwaaba!”
Recent Updates
- Thank You WGN!
- We often labor in anonymity. And while we don’t do the work that we do for public recognition, it still feels good to get some. So we are grateful to WGN for sending us some shine. And of course, we are grateful to God for the privilege of doing this work. If you didn’t see the [...] Read More
- Hard work on the mural
- We have continued to work on the mural projects this summer, led by our trusty-dusty DJ! He’s done a great job corraling our kids and helping them design, create and implement works of art — and of leading them around the city of Chicago by bicycle. The video above is an example of the in-house, [...] Read More
- This is how we do it!
- The photo above shows the smiling faces of our youth as we traveled from YMEN to the Puerto Rican flags of Humboldt Park by bike. I’m glad they were smiling when we arrived, because some of them weren’t smiling in route. It turned out to be a fantastic day with great weather. And we continue [...] Read More
