ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — In a world of nonstop social media, online influencers and growing mental health struggles among teenagers, one Asheville nonprofit is working to give boys something many say they’re missing: connection, guidance and a safe place to grow.
For nearly two decades, Journeymen Asheville has focused on helping teenage boys become healthy, resilient young men through mentoring, community activities and rites-of-passage programs designed to build confidence and emotional awareness.
“We don’t tell the boys what kind of man to be,” Executive Director Joel Besemer said. “We give them a process where they get to discover that themselves.”…