Join us  for the 2019 YOU, Inc. Gala for Kids!

Renowned author and philanthropist Steve Pemberton will help us to celebrate milestone anniversaries for our Upward Bound and Youth Academy college access programs, which have assisted thousands of promising, first-generation students to achieve their dreams of higher education. onsidered one of America’s most inspiring business and HR leaders, Steve's triumphant life story is about defying seemingly insurmountable beginnings as a child orphaned into foster care. As told in the major motion picture and acclaimed, best-selling memoir, A Chance in the World, adversity only fueled his desire to become a man of resilience, determination and vision. Steve went on to find success as a corporate executive, innovative diversity and inclusion thought leader, visionary youth advocate and acclaimed speaker devoted to inspiring and helping others.

Todd Wetzel is the founding member of The Wetzel Group at Morgan Stanley; over his nearly 30 year career, Todd has earned a reputation for providing exceptional advice and investment solutions to financially successful individuals, multi-generational families and nonprofits in Boston and the surrounding areas. Over many years, Todd and the entire Wetzel family have been generous partners, trusted advisors, and valued friends. In fact, the Joy and Robert Wetzel Center is named in honor of Todd’s parents, whose legacy of thoughtful philanthropy has been sustained by their son. In appreciation for Todd’s significant strategic and financial support to YOU, Inc., we’re pleased to announce Todd Wetzel as the 2019 recipient of the Maurice Boisvert Champions for Children award.