Meet the men starting the next chapter of the rest of their lives.
As I sit down to write this message, I find myself dealing with a wide range of emotions. Earlier this week we got news that one of our 4:13 Strong graduates was involved in a shooting incident and had lost his life. I was immediately flooded by a feeling of...
Read MoreSave the date for our 4th annual Standing Strong Spring Dinner on Thursday, April 19 from 6:00-8:00 pm at Rocketown. Our table sponsors are the key to making this night a success. Purchase a table (10 seats) for $1,500 and then invite friends, family and colleagues to join you as...
Read MoreWe completed our first January Mental Toughness Week of 2018. I usually approach these weeks with a bit of ambivalence. It is so encouraging to see men who are curious about making some significant life changes. And it is heartbreaking to watch a man give up on himself so easily....
Read MoreIsiah James grew up in a rough neighborhood where drugs and gangs were a part of everyday life. As a young adult, Isiah turned to selling drugs to make money for him and his mother. Isiah found himself in and out of jail several times throughout his years of selling,...
Read MoreLosing his mother to violence at seven, Cedric fled to the streets of New Orleans looking for answers. He found himself in a cell at the age of 10 wondering where God was and why this was happening.
Read MoreAt 31 years old, Lamar was a newly free man at a dead-end. He had spent six of the previous seven years behind bars. He couldn’t remember how to live life outside. He had almost decided that he belonged in jail. Almost.
Read More4:13 STRONG FULFILLS CHARITY’S NEED FOR NEW FLOORS Nashville Non-Profit Helps Another Non-Profit Through Day of Service NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 13, 2015) – Today, 4:13 Strong, a Middle Tennessee non-profit organization transforming the lives of at-risk young men, held a “Day of Service” to give back to the Nashville community....
Read MoreNashville, Tenn. (Nov. 7, 2014) – 4:13 Strong, the Middle Tennessee nonprofit formerly known as Y-Build, revealed a new identity to the Nashville community during its third annual fundraising breakfast. Attendees pledged over $90,000 to fund work in 2015, the organization’s first year as a stand-alone nonprofit. The breakfast, which...
Read MoreFelton felt like he was a part of the devil’s plan. He grew up in Nashville, graduated from high school, and got a steady job with FedEx to support his two daughters. Everything was going well until people in his life began to disappear to violence. When Felton lost his...
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