Building Futures Through Education,
Leadership, and Commitment Since 1976.
50 Years Dedicated to Education &
Economic Development
The Breakfast Group is the oldest Non-Profit (non-fraternity) service organization of African-American business and professional men in the Northwest United States. The group has been active in the Seattle African-American community for more than 50 years and has maintained the highest standards of consistency, integrity, and quality while attaining to unparalleled success.
Most importantly, we are an organization of like-minded African-American professional men in Seattle who value a consistent, competent, and reliable presence in the lives of the youth we serve.
This is accomplished by demonstrating a sustained and active commitment to our community. Our organization empowers African-American and other low-income and at-risk male youth of color by imparting the values of: Responsibility, Leadership, and Accountability.
" I suppose if there is an underlying theme, it is that we're interested in truly reaching back and helping someone else achieve, because all of us had help along the way."
Herman McKinney, Breakfast Group Co-Founder
The Breakfast Group Mentors Young People
Our Twenty-First Century Goals
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IMPROVE
• Success in male youth of color empowerment.
• On what has worked in the past.
• Perceptions of Black and minority male youth.
• Our ability to understand and engage the youth.
• Culturally relevant and STEM +A (Arts) based skills programming for the youth.
• Interpretations of student progress and success.
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INNOVATE
• New channels and platforms for intergenerational communication with our youth.
• And meet the youth where they are.
• And develop the knowledge and innovation economy skills in our youth necessary for success in the 21st century.
• Our Organization’s capacity to provide tools not just programs.
• And empower the youth using student led platform development.
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CHANGE
• The public perceptions of male youth of color.
• Ideas of minority youth academic capacity.
• Youth perception of their ability in STEM + A (Arts) fields.
• The Culture of Thought (for young males of color).
• Incentives for success. Create new ones.
• Acceptance of the perception that our African-American institutions are irrelevant.
