1,000 Ties empowers youth and their families in high-poverty communities by teaching essential life skills that foster lifelong success.

Through mentorship from community role models, young men ages 8-19 build the confidence to interview, network, and break cycles of generational poverty. By involving and empowering the family members who support these young men, they create a foundation for sustainable growth and shared achievement—beginning with the simple, impactful gesture of tying a tie. 

We caught up with Trayvon at a Juneteenth celebration in South Euclid, Ohio and he explained the program in this short video.