College Tribe provides year round mentoring for 3rd-8th grade Black boys residing in Wards 7 and 8. The mentors are African-American men who have received a college degree or have achieved a military rank of Staff Sergeant or higher. Participants are grouped in squads of 5 boys to three mentors and meet two Saturdays a month. Activities include educational and recreational field trips throughout the DC metro area and workshop discussions with the boys about issues that impact them. Mentors execute College Tribe’s “Becoming an Adult” curriculum, which focuses on character, scholarship and social emotional development.