On Thursday, November 5 Chicago Parking Meters and LAZ Parking made a $500 donation to support the African American Male Initiative (AAI), a United Way-funded program provided in Chicago’s Roseland community by Metropolitan Family Services in an effort to answer the call to end youth violence.

AAI is a program designed to help African American males, ages 10-16, successfully move from childhood to adulthood. The primary goal is to empower African American male youth to combat and overcome feelings of self-doubt and low self-esteem. 

Services provided by AAI include leadership development, anger management, conflict-resolution workshops, financial literacy and job preparation training.

Tony DiPaolo, regional VP for LAZ Parking and Dan Hofmann, General Manager for Meter System present the check to Audrena Spence, Executive Director of Metropolitan Family Services, Larry Phillips, AAI Licensed Clinical Counselor and program participants.