I became aware of the Alliance of Concerned Men several years ago when I was the United States Deputy Attorney General. They have proven to be an effective tool in Washington, DC in reducing the level of crime in the areas where it operates.
Beyond that (has been successful) in raising hope in those areas in helping people turn their lives around. A lot of people focus on crime rates and that's important. From my perspective, a better measurement of success for an organization is what you do to raise people up. They devote their time, devote their money and give their lives often in order to help young people.
U.S. Attorney General Salutes ACM, July 2010.
I have great respect for the Alliance. I’ve seen the miracle they’ve brought. It needs to be duplicated. It can work in New York, Detroit, Los Angeles, and any other community in America with similar problems.
-Eric H. Holder, Jr., Former Deputy U.S. Attorney General
The residents of the nation's capital greatly benefit from the citizen-initiated efforts of the Alliance of Concerned Men in many areas of our civic life. The Alliance's work in producing, 'Preserving Life and Intervening in Crises in our Communities,1 is a particularly valuable contribution to efforts to reduce crime and gang activity among young people. I believe this short but indispensable book contains many ideas that other communities, too, will find valuable.
-Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) on behalf of her Commission on Black Men and Boys
I came in contact with the Alliance of Concerned Men when I dropped out of school to attend GED classes with the SSI program. I was informed about ACM from my peers who attend the GED program. I was at a low point in my life because I had nothing. I had no job, no education, and most of all I had no guidance from a male figure on how a man should be in life. Being affiliated with ACM I have received employment through partnership with Department of Employment Services. Also I have the benefit of working with youth at the same point where I was in life. The ACM has changed my life by helping me to become a civilized adult. I started with no high school diploma or GED and finish with a high school diploma, and a job. The ACM has also changed my way of thinking in reference to life and making critical decisions.
-Ivan Cloyd
