Urban Male Network

Urban Male Network is grateful for the DFSS – My Chi. My Future Safe Spaces Grant, which gave us the opportunity to hire teens and expose them to real-world skills like professionalism, event planning, communication, teamwork, and marketing.

Because of this support, we’re seeing the impact come full circle — students who once participated in the program are now in college studying marketing and even planning their own events.

This video is narrated by Tayveun Williams, who started with UMN as a youth participant and is now a full-time Youth Advisor, mentoring young people across multiple Chicago schools.

This is what investment in youth looks like.
This is legacy.