Manhood Lost and Found: Groups Growing Men From Boys

In his book The Boy Crisis, doctor of philosophy John Gray, says that males today face a quadruple threat of crises in education, mental health, fathering and purpose. File photo

When he was 11, Terrell Blue’s mom was in prison, his 3-year-old brother had just died, and his dad “was in and out of jail.”

Knowing he needed a role model, Blue’s aunt enrolled him in Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, one of the oldest and largest mentoring programs in the nation.