My Brother’s Keeper Cambridge

MBK Cambridge is a community-based nonprofit that aims to create lasting change by investing in Cambridge’s next generation of leaders. Its stated mission is to build a safe and supportive community that creates positive change by empowering each individual to dream and succeed without limits. The organization began as an Obama Foundation initiative focused on boys and young men of color and has since grown to serve youth, young adults, parents and caregivers.

The people behind it are longtime Cambridge volunteers and community leaders. Co-president Ty Bellitti, a Cambridge native, has worked across corporate, nonprofit and independent business sectors and also sits on the board of the Cambridge Community Foundation. Team member Tony Clark holds degrees from Morehouse College, New York University and the City University of New York, and has held posts at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. As Cambridge grows, the group stresses that all residents should be empowered.

What to Know

• Frank Barnes, a graduate of Virginia Union University, was involved early in initiatives such as Hoops -N- Health.
• The team’s combined volunteer experience in Cambridge totals about 100 years.
• Tony Clark teaches English as a tenured professor at Bunker Hill Community College.
• The organization is listed with the Kendall Square Association.