For the purposes of this project, I have created a podcast, infographic, and brochure that highlights my resilience program, "Lean on Me: Building the Black Man's Legacy". The population I have chosen to cater my intervention towards is adult black men.
I often think of the quote by Frederick Douglas that states, “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men”. Many of the resilience programs that I have encountered in my studies have been targeted towards children and adolescents and seldomly focus on adults or marginalized populations. I believe that it is never too late to intervene or to cultivate resilience. Furthermore, my program is focused on building a community of Black men who actively pursue and model healthy relationships inside and outside the home, value personal and community development, and are interested in creating an environment that supports youth development. This resilience program relies heavily on the theoretical construct of social support as it has been found to be a determinant of positive health and social outcomes.
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