The SHIFT! Facilitator’s Guide is a comprehensive, step-by-step resource designed to help adults effectively guide and mentor African American teen boys through critical stages of personal growth, leadership development, and life readiness—no prior facilitation experience required.
Whether you are a school, church, youth development organization, fraternity, or community leader, the SHIFT! Facilitator’s Guide walks you through every chapter of the program with clarity and intention. Each lesson is thoughtfully structured to help facilitators create meaningful conversations, foster accountability, and inspire young men to think differently about their choices, identity, and future.
The guide includes 16 engaging, 40-minute lessons, each aligned to a corresponding chapter in the SHIFT! Student Workbook. Facilitators are provided with clear objectives, discussion prompts, real-life applications, and guided reflections—ensuring consistency, confidence, and impact in every session.
Simply order copies of the SHIFT! Student Workbook for your group of young men, and use the Facilitator’s Guide as your roadmap. Together, these tools create a powerful learning experience that helps young men build self-awareness, responsibility, leadership habits, and vision for the lives they want to lead.
SHIFT! isn’t just a program—it’s a process of growth, accountability, and transformation.
