Delmar Bloem, president of the Youth Guidance board of directors, and his wife, Diana, of Barrington attended the Youth Guidance Gala on Saturday, May 14.
The Gala, which raised a record $300,000, honored the organization’s B.A.M. (Becoming A Man) program, a school-based counseling/mentoring, violence prevention and educational enrichment initiative. The program was also the subject of a recent study by The University of Chicago Crime Lab. Proceeds will support Youth Guidance’s counseling, community and after school and youth workforce development programs.
Youth Guidance is one of the city’s oldest and most respected social service organizations. Founded in 1924, it serves approximately 14,000 students in more than 70 Chicago Public Schools each year with before and after school programs, counseling and school-change initiatives.
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To learn more about Youth Guidance, B.A.M. or other programs, visit www.youth-guidance.org or www.facebook.com/youthguidance.chicago.
