The Tender Bridge's mission is to guide marginalized youth in high-violence areas of East Baltimore on the path to become productive citizens. The Baltimore Banners Ice Hockey team is the vehicle with which we develop lifelong relationships to keep our often difficult to engage kids involved, These trusted relationships with their coach-mentors produces profound growth on their journey to adulthood. Hockey gives our players something to be proud of, which carries over off the ice so they are proud of themselves as humans; not just hockey players.