Helping young boys grow into Men of Distinction - WALB.com, Albany News, Weather, Sports

Helping young boys grow into Men of Distinction

Posted: Updated:

  • More WALB News10 HeadlinesMore News Headlines

  • Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:26 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:26:38 GMT
    If you're traveling this Memorial Day Weekend, you may notice you're paying about the same at the pump as last year. AAA says the average gas price in Georgia right now is about $3.46 a gallon. That's
    If you're traveling this Memorial Day Weekend, you may notice you're paying about the same at the pump as last year.

  • Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:20 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:20:46 GMT
    Looks like will have great weather for Memorial Day weekend and DNR Rangers are preparing for big crowds on Lake Blackshear. Rangers expect a large number of boaters all weekend. They say they will strictly
    Looks like will have great weather for Memorial Day weekend and DNR Rangers are preparing for big crowds on Lake Blackshear.

  • Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:14 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:14:04 GMT
    A Cordele woman and her father are leading an effort to send clothes and other supplies to tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma. Not only are a lot of people already donating items, but people are chipping
    A Cordele woman and her father are leading an effort to send clothes and other supplies to tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma.
    •   

By Wainwright Jeffers - bio | email

ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Crime is up and the age of criminals is down. Police report catching burglars in Albany as young as 12.

A new program at one Albany school is designed to give youngsters positive influences from an early age.

The YMCA rolled out a initiative at Martin Luther King Elementary School. It's the Men of Distinction Program.

Forty young men will spend most of their afternoon at the school Studying and participating in wellness activities.

10-year-old Khalid Haines says he likes the structured environment and would not study as much or be getting exercise if not for the program.

"I would be laying on my bed playing video games, or looking at TV and watching movies," said Khalid Haines, 4th Grader.

The YMCA secured a grant from the Department of juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for $75,000 to conduct the program this year.

©2010 WALB News. All rights reserved.   Feedback