The late and great Marlowe Stoudamire
Ford Motor Company Fund – the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company – is celebrating organizations going above and beyond to impact their community and further the narrative regarding African American males with its newly launched Men of Courage (MOC) Game Changer Award.
Three organizations, including Detroit-based Teen HYPE, were selected out of hundreds from across the country.
Online nominations were accepted last fall from eligible 501c(3) nonprofit organizations in partnership with the Brotherhood Crusade and Los Angeles Urban League.
Teen HYPE received the award in honor of the late Marlowe Stoudamire, who served on the organization’s advisory board. Stoudamire passed away last year from COVID-19.
During his time with the organization, he served as a trusted mentor and consultant and helped develop the concept for the organization’s Courageous Conversations event which showed adults how to have authentic dialogue with youth about difficult topics.
Since 2004, Teen HYPE has reached more than 35,000 Detroit-area youth with programming designed to help prepare them for the world. Every year, hundreds of students in dozens of schools receive adolescent health education that promotes future-oriented thinking, avoiding risky behaviors and honoring their voice.
Teen HYPE will receive a $5,000 grant to support its programs.
Other organizations to receive the MOC Game Changer Award include I am A Gentleman of Chicago and Brother Let’s Talk of Birmingham, Ala.
The awards were presented virtually by Pro Football Hall of Fame Running Back Jerome Bettis in partnership with his The Bus Stops Here Foundation. View the video here.
Men of Courage is a national grassroots program designed to build communities by advancing the narrative of Black men through storytelling. Learn more at fgb.life/men-of-courage.
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