Paul Hill, Jr's Rites of Passage
Chronology 1990-1994


1981- 1989 1995-1998

 1990 4th Annual National Rites of Passage Conference - Detroit
Wing Spread Conference on Black Males - Racine, Wisconsin Sponsored by Inroads-Milwaukee, Wisconsin Debra Kenner and Connie Haqq
1991 5th Annual National Rites of Passage Conference - Baltimore
1st Adult Rites of Passage Intensive Training, Cleveland
Provided by Ohio Rites of Passage Network
1st Public Funding for Rites of Passage via Kelsey and Africentric
Personal Development Shop Implemented by Paul Hill, Jr as a Consultant via Personal Development Shop
County (Cleveland) for 14-19 yr. old Wards of State in Foster Care and Group Homes via Independent Living A-Skils (Males) - Summer
National Rites of Passage Conference Sponsored by the State of New York General Assembly (Assembly Men Griffin and Green), Albany, New York
School Based Rites of Passage - Cleveland Public Schools Career Develop and Education Department
(Paul Hill, Marquita Hill, John Perren, Pat Prunty) Demonstration Project (Four Schools - Rockefeller, Shuyler, Robert Fulton and Miles)
1992 6th Annual National-Rites of Passage Conference - Columbus, Ohio
A-Skils changed to Adulthood Development Institute (Males & Females) - 9 Months.
Cuyahoga County Department of Human Services and East End Neighborhood House
Passages Funded by the Cleveland Foundation
K-8 Career and Life Planning Training of Adults Bonding and Youth Programming Develop of Passages Curriculum Contact with Grafton Correctional Institution, Grafton, Ohio
(Marcus Logan and Julius Wilson)
Programming (Rites of Passage Intimate Group)
Organization of Anropuk and Last National Anropuk Conference to Attend.
1993 7th Annual National Rites of Passage (Anropuk) Conference, Washington
Ohio Rites of Passage Network Changed to National Rites of Passage Institute(NROPI)
NROPI networks with NTU Rites of Passage (Milwaukee and Chicago) and STARS (Golyard and Gathers, New York City)
National Rites of Passage institute provides adult training as youth service providers - youth programming, evaluation and cultural/educational tours to West Africa and Brazil.
Publishing of National Rites of Passage Institute Semi-Annual Newsletter The Drum.
Private funding by the Kellogg African-American Boys and Men Initiative.
1994 1st National Rites of Passage Institute Adult Intensive Training and Initiation
8th Annual National Rites of Passage (Anropuk) Conference, Atlanta
1st Passages Ceremony


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