Yonkers Public Schools joined the national My Brother's Keeper movement on September 21, 2016, after Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano accepted President Barack Obama's Community Challenge to "improve the life outcomes of boys and young men of color."

Upon enthusiastically accepting the challenge, Mayor Spano tapped Yonkers Schools Superintendent Dr. Edwin M. Quezada and the Executive Director of the Nepperhan Community Center, Rev. Dr. Jim Bostic, as co-chairs of Yonkers MBK. They lead Yonkers MBK in collaboration with Yonkers Thrives.

Here is what has been happening with My Brother's Keeper in Yonkers Public Schools Since September 2016...