AVENTURA, FLA. (WSVN) - - Community activists on a mission to make a difference held a mentoring workshop in Aventura.

The Grant Cardone Foundation, in partnership with 5000 Role Models, held the event for 100 at-risk boys in Aventura, Wednesday morning.

The foundation provides mentoring for adolescents in underserved and at-risk populations, especially those without a father figure, to help ensure their financial future is a bright one.

Organizers of the workshop shared some important information with the mentees.

“We’re celebrating the first day of Black History Month by providing this training from the Grant Cardone Foundation on financial literacy to these young men,” said Sheri Hamilton, chief operating officer of Cardone Training Technologies.

DJ Irie, the officials DJ for the Miami Heat, is a board member at the foundation. He spoke to those who took part in the workshop about their programs that offer educational resources to children in need.

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