BAM® King County Washington
Southwest Youth & Family Services
The Youth Guidance BAM program and Southwest Youth & Family Services are excited to share that BAM is now serving 275 students in partnership with Highline Public Schools.
Southwest Youth & Family Services in Southwest King County has served children and families in Southwest for 40 years and will now deliver BAM in four schools this year: Chinook Middle School, Highline High School, Sylvester Middle School, and Tyee High School.
BAM is a trauma-informed school-based counseling, mentoring, and character development program for vulnerable young men in grades 7-12.
BAM counselors work full-time within schools to guide young men in the exploration and development of six core values: Integrity, Accountability, Self-Determination, Positive Anger Expression, Respect for Womanhood, and Visionary Goal-Setting.
To ensure sustainability, a BAM Advisory Council has also been implemented. Each council member has a strong desire be actively involved in solving the issues inner-city youth face, and will devote their time, talent and expertise to the current and future work of the program.
Program Impact
Students enrolled in the BAM Program are:
50% less likely to be arrested for violent crime.
25% more engaged in school
19% more likely to graduate high school on time
Up to $30 in societal gains for every $1 invested in BAM
To learn more about BAM, use the following links:
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University of Chicago
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Chapin Hall
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Psychology Today
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NBC Nightly News
