Youth Action encourages its members to continue their involvement with service post their years with the team. Thus, we are proud when our alums remain committed to community involvement.

Alumni member John Brice now serves as the program manager for mentoring services at Concerned Black Men Inc.

Concerned Black Men (CBM) was founded in 1975 when several Philadelphia police officers sponsored social events for kids at risk to gang violence. CBM’s vision was to fill the void of positive black male role models in many communities by providing mentors and programs that affirmed the care and discipline that all youth need, while providing opportunities for academic and career enrichment. While the vision of CBM’s founding members has expanded to include children and their parents nationwide, the philosophy of men offering themselves as positive role models to children has remained CBM’s mission for more than 30 years.

John graduated from Morehouse College with a degree in sociology in 2010. While a student at Morehouse, John established a mentorship program for Atlanta youth and hosted his own radio show on Philadelphia WURD 900am. He is now a first year Master of Divinity student at Palmer Theological Seminary.