Antonio D. Charity

Organization: THE MENFORMATION PROJECT

Title of workshop: Mentors matter

Contents summary:

I will discuss the need for mentoring and the benefits of mentoring. I will do this by citing studies and statistics, personal experience, observation and experience from menformation,etc…

Biography:

Antonio D. Charity is from Surry County, Virginia. He received a BFA degree in theatre from Howard University’s Department of Theatre Arts. He has performed in many Off-Broadway, regional and community theatres around the country. His TV and film credits include appearances on “Charmed”, “Law & Order”, “All My Children”, “Sons of Anarchy”, “Grey’s Anatomy”, “The Wire”, “Danger Force, “Bumblebee”, “The Orville”, “The Captain and the Winter Soldier” and many others.

Antonio is also very active in community organizations and mentorship programs. Over the past 20 years he has worked or volunteered for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program, Boys and Girls Club, and as a substitute teacher or teacher’s aide. He is a founding member of The Menformation Project, a mentoring group for boys in Los Angeles. Once every month, for the past 13 years, Antonio has mentored young boys at The Menformation Project. And in 2009 he and his wife began a non-profit organization for foster kids. Kids In The Spotlight (KITS) teaches kids in foster care to write, cast and star in their own short films. Once a year KITS holds an Oscar-like celebration that honors its young filmmakers with a red carpet, media coverage, celebrity guests and hosts, and awards for best film, best actor, best screenplay, etc… KITS has been featured in numerous newspapers, magazines and TV talk shows.