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Men Rising · Ages 13–17

Put your name in. Kale takes it from there.


The first Men Rising cohort is free for five or six young men ages 13–17. Eight sessions on Zoom, Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. Mountain, October 15–December 10, 2026. We skip Thanksgiving, November 26. No payment is required.

Parents and guardians, apply below. Kale reads every application, and right after you submit you can pick a time for a short call with him before enrollment. In return for the free cohort, we ask for honest feedback: a check-in partway through and a conversation at the end.

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Apply for the Free Men Rising Cohort


Tell Kale you’re interested

After you submit, you’ll pick a time for a short call with Kale to discuss fit and walk through the October 15 start and eight-session commitment.

We ask only for the details needed to route the application safely. If the young man is applying, use a parent or guardian email we can include in next steps. Anything else you want Kale to know, bring it to your call.

What happens next

Three steps to the free first cohort.


  • Kale reads it. Every application, personally. Not a form that lands in a queue.
  • You have a short call. Kale speaks with the parent or guardian before enrollment to discuss fit, the Thursday schedule, and the midpoint and end-of-program feedback.
  • You decide. If it isn’t right — wrong age, wrong moment, or something that needs a professional rather than a program — he’ll say so.

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