The city will be pumping $4.5 million into programs that serve at-risk youth, including summer jobs, mentoring programs and recreational programs, to benefit an estimated 2,000 children attending 17 Chicago Public Schools, according to an announcement made by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a press conference Thursday at William R. Harper High School on Chicago's South Side.

"There are about 7,000 young men at risk of committing crimes, according to the University of Chicago Crime Lab, and when the school bell goes off, it does not mean our commitment to kids should end," said Emanuel.

The city currently serves 3,500 at-risk youth in programs such as Becoming A Man (B.A.M.). Run by Youth Guidance, B.A.M. will see a funding increase from $1 million to $3 million from the city.