The Metroboard of the Chicago Urban League Board Partners with Butler College Prep High Schoo

CHICAGO - Jan. 21, 2015 - PRLog -- The Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League Board Partners with Butler College Prep High School for Teen Build

Top Chicago young professionals auxiliary inspire teens to make healthy life choices through Teen Build 2015: Young, Black and Ambitious the Teen Edition

The Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League (Metroboard) gears up for its 2^nd Annual Teen Build program; a signature conference designed to empower and uplift youth through life readiness skills. Last year more than 60 students participated in the program, gaining the inspiration, knowledge and skills needed to make healthy life choices. During Teen Build students will participate in eight 45-minute workshops focused on anti-bullying, self-esteem, healthy peer-to-peer relationships, dating, college preparedness and financial literacy.

Teen Build 2015: Young, Black and Ambitious the Teen Edition will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2015 from 8AM – 4:30PM at Butler College Prep High School - 821 E. 103^rd Street, Chicago, IL.

Metroboard is committed to promoting and supporting the ideas and goals of the Urban League movement in Chicago through community outreach, fundraising and membership development. "We're continually taking the conversation of healthy choices to the next level amongst our teens," said Jason W. Johnson President of the Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League. “Teen Build is more than just an avenue to provide awareness on healthy life choice topics and build self-esteem, but a way to motivate teens to join a peer-to-peer mentoring conference inspiring other teens to make responsible decisions.”

Admission is free and open to high school students across Chicagoland, visit https://teenbuild2015.eventbrite.com to register. Registration closes January 23, 2015.

For additional information please visit www.mb-connect.com, like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Metroboard or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @MetroboardCUL.

About the Metropolitan Board:

The Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League is Chicago's young professional organization of choice for its distinctive capacity and commitment in providing activities that are characterized by excellence in community service, fundraising, and dedication to the nurturance and development of its diverse members to empower communities and change lives through consistent involvement in the Urban League movement.

For more information about the Metropolitan Board please visit

http://www.mb-connect.com