NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE ACHIEVEMENT AMONG BOYS AND YOUNG MEN ANNOUNCES PLANS TO FORM COALITION ON BOYS AND YOUNG MEN OF COLOR

Coalition will help guide new Minority Youth ProjectWashington, DC – April 19, 2012 – The Boys Initiative , a Washington, DC based nonprofit organization, has announced plans to form a coalition of organizations in the health, education, juvenile justice and other fields to work together in defining steps that can be taken among them to address the mounting problem of underachievement among boys and young men of color. Achievement is declining among all young males, regardless of race or ethnicity.  With that said, the risk factors for underachievement