Bright Futures Gala 2022

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The Youth Guidance Bright Futures Gala will be held on Wednesday, May 11th in-person and virtually.

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Our 28th Annual Parent Leadership Conference: Shattering the Norm of Parent & Family Engagement was held March 18th & 19th

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Youth Guidance creates and implements school-based programs that enable children to overcome obstacles, focus on their education and, ultimately, to succeed in school and in life.

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OUR MISSION

Youth Guidance creates and implements school-based programs that enable children to overcome obstacles, focus on their education and, ultimately, to succeed in school and in life.

You can contribute towards one of Chicago’s leading providers of best-practice, evidence-based programming that works directly with children to help them make positive choices and remain on the right path towards life success.

WHY SUPPORT

Youth Guidance meets kids where they are and gives them access to the support and tools they need to thrive. With your generous support, our programs not only impact the individual youth, but help make their schools and communities safer and more successful.

WHAT IS THE BRIGHT FUTURES GALA?

Guiding Kids to Bright Futures

Bright Futures Gala is Youth Guidance’s premier annual event to raise the necessary funds for the organization to support programs such as Becoming A Man (BAM) and Working on Womanhood (WOW), which served more than 13,000 youth directly this school year.

DATE, LOCATION & TIME

Date Wednesday, May 11^th, 2022
Location Hilton Chicago and Online
Program begins at 6PM CST

WHO IS ATTENDING?

More than 500 guests are expected to attend in person and virtually, including corporate and foundation sponsors, business owners, and philanthropic leaders.

HOST COMMITTEE

Jim Mills, Co-Chair, Paul C. Reilly, Co-Chair, Sue Benton, Karen Bubrowski, Mike Cassel, Kimberly Flynn, Mark Gerstein, Rachel Goodman Sturges, PsyD, Marcelo Halpern, Michael Harris, Jessica Hart, Shelley Haus, David Helms, Ann Lennon, Eva Loseth, Jennifer Naber, Matt & Carrie Parr, John Raitt, Diane H. Reilly, Harry Rosenberg, Travis & Megan Sullivan, Doug Walker, Victoria Watkins, Jeffrey Wright