The Man Up Club

The Man Up Club empowers young black males and boys of color to make positive life choices while preparing them for post-high school education via college or trade school. The Man Up Club offers these young men a safe place to build positive long-lasting relationships with mentors, a brotherhood to be encouraged, as well as facilitated discussions about life challenges, family dynamics, spirituality, and dealing specifically with the issue of fatherlessness.

The goal of the Man Up Club is to equip these young boys and prepare them to become valued competing members of society. The Man Up Club is fundraising to maintain a healthy operation and expand it's programming at their state-of-the-art clubhouse that offers daily after school programming that consists of one on one and group mentoring, tutoring, trauma healing, youthbuild construction training, music recording and production studio, culinary arts program, gardening, field trips, recreation, etiquette and grooming.

We recently opened in the location (North Loop) of Minneapolis. Our monthly operational expenses will average $5,000 per month. We have a 5 - year plan to directly impact our community and help fast track young men to a path of success. Our total budget is $300,000

We moved into phase I of our new facility located at 1018 N. 5th St. Minneapolis, MN 55411 and began remodeling on Oct 12th, our Grand Opening was Saturday November 25th. The open house was spectacular. With your ongoing support we con continue to offer great programming. We are now up to 25 committed members who we are mentoring 6 days a week!

The Man Up Club will have a significant impact on deterring and preventing youth violence in the Twin Cities and developing boys into young men of character. Partner with us today and be the change we want to see.

Video Schedule

1:05 - Korey Dean, Founder & Executive Director of The Man Up Club

22:50 - JC Dampier, Assistant Director

24:30 - Introduction of Man Up Members

27:25- (19 yrs old) Tre Morgan 3 yr Man Up Member

31:00 - The Man Up Pledge

32:08 - Arman Howard (13 yrs old) 1 yr. Man Up Member

36:09 - Frenchniel Batiba (23 yr old) 2 yr. Man Up Member

41:00 - Teyona Morgan, Mother of a Man Up Member

42:40 - Tia Mckinney, Man Up Impact

46:55 - How you can become a Man Up Fundraisering Partner!

47:40 - Brian Slipka (Man Up Partner, The Slipka Foundation)

56:52 - Mariaha Dean, CEO of Eden Resources

59:40 - Closing Remarks from Korey Dean, Founder & Executive Director The Man Up Club

104:43 - Brian Slipka, Why you should become a Man Up Partner!