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Launching Opportunity – BAM and WOW
We were thrilled for you to join us to celebrate GreenLight Kansas City’s first investment selection, the Youth Guidance – Becoming a Man (BAM) and Working on Womanhood (WOW) programs.
28th Annual Parent Leadership Conference
Our 28th Annul Conference was held March 18-19, 2022 in Itasca, IL
BLK & Bold: Give Boldly
Our #BAM Regional Manager DeKevious was recently featured in this video from @BlkandBold, a #BlackOwned coffee brand that pledges 5% of its profits to youth serving non-profits! We're honored to be a partner & so grateful for their support.
Reconnecting and Healing: A Conversation with Youth Guidance Leaders
A powerful conversation on the daily experience and trauma that our young people face featuring Dr. Inger E. Burnett-Zeigler and Dr. Sally Nuamah.
Working on Womanhood Launches in Boston
BNN — A launch takes place for "Working on Womanhood" (WOW), a program to help young women in the Boston Public Schools meet needs for better mental health and academic success, in partnership with Youth Guidance Boston and the Greenlight Fund. Report for BNN News.
Youth Guidance Kansas City Meet & Greet
Welcome to Kansas City, Youth Guidance - in partnership with the Hickman Mills C-1 School District
The Mental Health Movement for Chicago’s Inner City Youth
Freethink — Meet the leaders of Becoming A Man, who are revolutionizing support for these young men by moving the conversation inside school walls to provide the space individuals need for positive transformation.
Uber + Youth Guidance | Meet Dominique from the Working on Womanhood Mentorship Program
Uber has committed to donating $1,000,000 to Youth Guidance over the next three years, which will help to support mentorship programs for youth in under-resourced communities in Chicago.
Working on Womanhood Program Overview
WOW acknowledges that young women not only face unique challenges, but also have different ways of coping with the same stressors that negatively impact young men. The program currently serves more than 1,000 girls in 32 Chicago area schools.