DUDE Night is a planned monthly program where middle school boys can eat, connect, take part in activities, and have real conversations that help them become confident and mentally strong young men.
Our goal is to make the program free for families through donations, sponsorships, and community partnerships.
help fund dude nightget program updatesRegistration is not yet available. Parents can join the interest list to be notified when program details are confirmed.
DUDE Night is a planned monthly program for middle school boys in grades 5 through 8. Each 90-minute gathering will bring boys together for food, activities, mentorship, and honest conversations about confidence, mental strength, emotions, pressure, friendships, and growing into a strong young man.It is not another classroom lesson.
It is a place where boys can have fun, build real connections, and develop practical skills they can use in everyday life.
One 90-minute gathering each month during the school year.
Designed specifically for middle school boys.
Planned capacity of approximately 25 boys so the experience stays personal.
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Our goal is to fully fund the program through sponsors and donors.
DUDE Night is built to help boys develop the confidence, awareness, and practical skills they need to handle real-life challenges. Each session will focus on a different part of becoming a strong, healthy, and responsible young man.
Each DUDE Night will combine food, activities, honest conversation, and practical takeaways. The goal is to keep boys engaged while giving them space to connect, open up, and work through real challenges together.
Boys arrive, eat, settle in, and connect with the group.
A game, challenge, or team activity introduces the session topic.
The group works through a practical lesson about confidence, emotions, pressure, friendships, or mental strength.
Boys work together, encourage one another, and practice what they learned.
Each boy leaves with one practical action to work on before the next session.
Each month will focus on a different topic, but the overall structure will stay consistent so boys know what to expect.
Middle school can be a difficult stage for boys. They are dealing with pressure, changing friendships, stronger emotions, expectations, and questions about who they are becoming.
Many boys need more opportunities to talk honestly, build healthy relationships, and learn practical ways to handle challenges. DUDE Night is being created to give them a consistent place to do that outside of school.
Every boy deserves a place where he can belong, be challenged, and become stronger.
Final dates and location will be announced once initial funding and community partnerships are secured. Here is what the program is being built to look like.
Grades 5 through 8
One evening each month during the school year.
Time for food, activities, discussion, and connection.
A smaller group helps the experience stay personal and engaging.
The final location will be announced once confirmed.
Our goal is to fully fund the program so there is no required cost for families. Registration is not yet open.
We are currently raising the funding needed to launch and operate DUDE Night for a full program year. Donations and sponsorships will help cover food, program supplies, activities, insurance, participant materials, venue costs, and program leadership.
Our goal is to raise $12,000 so families can participate without a required program fee.
Meals, drinks, snacks, and supplies for each monthly gathering.
Space, liability coverage, and basic operating costs.
Planning, facilitation, communication, and coordination throughout the year.
Registration is not open yet, but parents and guardians can join the interest list to receive program updates and be notified when dates, location, and registration become available.
Joining the interest list does not guarantee a spot and does not create any obligation to participate.
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I’m Kyle Mitchell, founder of The DUDE Project.
After struggling with social anxiety for over a decade, I made it my mission to help boys build confidence, resilience, emotional strength, and self-leadership in a way they can actually connect with.
The DUDE Project exists because too many boys are carrying things they don’t know how to talk about. They may shut down, act out, joke it off, or try to handle it alone.
Through school programs, live events, leadership groups, curriculum, and staff support, The DUDE Project gives boys practical tools, memorable experiences, and a clear code to grow into. Boys aren’t broken. They just haven’t always been given the right tools.
The DUDE Project was built to change that.