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Mercy Health St. Rita's donated $2,000 to the Lima chapter of My Brother's Keeper through their Community Health program. The funding will help support the services they provide to youth such as mentorships and field trips. The group helps young students develop important life skills and prepares them to make good choices throughout their lives.

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They hosted their first workshop Thursday, called "Surviving a Social Pandemic: A Guide for Black Males.” Organizers say the workshop will empower them to make sound and sober choices about their life, that don't have to deal with school or sports. Speakers were brought in, to not only inspire the young men but offer them the support structure the boys and their families might need for them to succeed. This is even more important after spending this past year at home because of COVID-19.

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"My Brother's Keeper" is a program that aims to inspire positive racial identity and promote leadership and positive self-esteem in youth that are signed up in the program. On Monday, a special meeting was held at the Bradfield Community Center with supervisors and advisors of the program, briefing them on what they will be teaching youth.