FORD MEN OF COURAGE BALTIMORE/ PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY BARBERSHOP CHALLENGE

WHAT IS THE MEN OF COURAGE AND WHEN DID IT START?

Launched in 2015, Ford Fund’s Men of Courage (MOC) program is a grassroots program designed to build communities by advancing the narrative of black men through storytelling.
During curated forums held in Detroit, Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles and Atlanta, selected ambassadors participated in storytelling, vision boarding and solution mapping training on topics related to manhood.
In 2019, Ford expanded the program to include the Men of Courage Barbershop Challenge, which centers on a community keystone, the African American barbershop, and encourages shop owners to utilize their existing foundation for community conversation as a launch pad to turn ideas into community outreach.
The prototype for the Men of Courage Barbershop pop-up is located within one of our Ford Resource and Engagement Centers (FREC) in Detroit