Better Boys Foundation
1512 S. Pulaski Road
Chicago, Illinois 60623
(773)542-7300 phone
(773)521-4153 fax

Welcome to the Better Boys Foundation

It has been the mission of Better Boys Foundation (BBF) since its founding in 1961 to improve the quality of life for North Lawndale area youth and their families by providing experiences that enhance their emotional, social, academic, and career development. 

Serving some 800 children and youth (more than half of whom are now girls) each year, BBF concentrates its efforts in three major areas:

• Crisis Intervention and Youth/Family Counseling
• Out-of-School Time Programming
• Scholarships and Career Guidance Assistance 

Together, these programs provide a scaffold within which children and youth ages five to 21 years can grow, flourish and ultimately succeed outside of the supporting structure we provide—in school, in their careers and in their personal lives.

We welcome you to our website and invite you to read more about our work.  You will find in these pages information about our history, our programs and the young people we serve.  Thank you for visiting, and please visit our site often to learn more about what BBF is doing to improve the lives of boys and girls in North Lawndale.

Click here to download a copy of our brochure.