The men were indoctrinated by Peace Keepers founder Dennis Muhammad, who had hoped to recruit at least 300 men to patrol city streets.
Interest in the program grew quickly in the wake of the alleged gang rape of a 7-year-old girl in a crime-ridden city apartment building.
"Everybody is on board," participant and local youth adviser Henry Condit said after the event. "We're grown men going out to mentor young people in the streets. That's it in a nutshell."
Muhammad told participants they should expect to hit the capital city's streets May 27, Condit said.
The men are expected to serve for one hour each week and connect with youths in communities prone to violence.
On Thursday, Mayor Doug Palmer said he hoped the Peace Keeper recruits would continue a trend of declining violence in Trenton. A weekly public safety report published by Trenton police shows crime down by 22 percent since last year.
Trenton's Peace Keepers chapter will be the eighth established by Muhammad since the group was launched in 2008. There are also chapters in New Orleans, New York City, Jersey City, N.J., and Wilmington, Del.
