300+
Males Mentored Per Year
50+
Active Volunteers
17+
Years of Impact
3,000+
Mentored Since 2009
100+
Years of Prison Time Diverted Per Week
160+
Mentoring Hours Per Month
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Every boy deserves a man in his corner.

Next Level Boys Academy was built on a simple truth: young men without positive role models are more vulnerable to gangs, violence, and a life without direction. We show up — consistently, powerfully, and without judgment — to walk alongside boys who need it most. Our work is not charity. It is community. It is brotherhood. It is the next level.

Our Programs

Two Ways We Show Up

Young boys participating in a prevention mentoring session
Prevention

Stop the Cycle Before It Starts

Our prevention program reaches young men before they reach a crossroads. Through mentorship, life skills training, and community connection, we give boys the tools and the tribe they need to make the right choices — and the confidence to stand by them.

Learn About Prevention
Intervention

It's Never Too Late to Change Course

For boys already caught in the pull of the streets, gangs, or destructive patterns, our intervention program steps in with urgency and compassion. We meet them where they are, help them reclaim their identity, and walk with them toward a future they can be proud of.

Learn About Intervention
Mentor working one-on-one with a young man

Volunteer

Be the Man You Needed.

Thousands of boys in Atlanta are growing up without a father figure or a positive male role model. You have the power to change that. Step up. Show up. Be the difference.