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Student Spotlight: Joaquin Santana & Zacchaeus Johnson

YELLS Community Action Cafe CEO, Zacchaeus Johnson, and Director of Marketing, Joaquin Santana, recently had the opportunity to represent Franklin Gateway in a two high-profile events within Cobb County. The two Cafe veterans first spoke at a Cobb County Commissioners meeting in front of the whole board and followed this by accepting…

Funder Spotlight: Cobb Community Foundation Impact Grant

Our YELLS Family is fortunate to be embraced by our friends at the Cobb Community Foundation. Shari Martin, Mayor Tommy Allegood, and their team are incredible community champions, always willing to give their time and support, and truly living up to their motto of “helping others help others.” They generously…

Partner Spotlight: Genuine Parts Company

Our YELLS kids had a blast with team members and summer interns from the Genuine Parts Company! YELLS partnered with volunteers from Genuine Parts Company for a day of fun and engineering. During this STEAM Day, youth were challenged…

Franklin Fair brings together youth, community, fire fighters, and police

Imagine Marietta police officers and fire fighters competing in an eating contest against the youth of Franklin Gateway. Imagine a tug-a-war competition between apartment complexes. Each year, community partners, volunteers, and families of Franklin Gateway come together for the YELLS Franklin Fair. It is a day full of high energy…

Franklin Gateway Soccer Tournament: Saturday, May 6

Mentoring Program Bigs will bring the community together through a soccer tournament between Franklin Gateway Apartment Complexes this Saturday, May 6 at 10:00 am at the Gallery Apartments. This builds on a successful event planned and led by our YELLS Bigs in March that brought neighbors out for a day…

Dr. Rivera, MCS Superintendent Visits YELLS May 4

Join us Thursday, May 4 for a community discussion with Dr. Rivera, Marietta City Schools Superintendent This community meeting is a follow-up to Dr. Rivera’s visit with our teens last month. YELLS Community Action Cafe teens had the wonderful opportunity to engage in a very informative conversation with their Superintendent.…

YELLS April Students of the Month

Our YELLS youth amaze us each day as they demonstrate servant-leadership. Each month, we honor youth in each grade level that go above and beyond. Check out our students below from our Afterschool Program and Community Action Café who are constantly showing us great examples of how to be a…

Funder Spotlight: Rotary Club of Marietta

Here at YELLS, we like to celebrate each and every member of our family. This month, we’re so excited to shine a light on our partners, the Rotary Club of Marietta, who have been such generous supporters of YELLS and our Franklin Gateway community! Check out this article in the Marietta…

YELLS Teens on CBS46!

CBS46 visited the Community Action Cafe to hear from YELLS youth about what we’re doing to keep youth on the right track and positively shaping their neighborhood. Read more here, and check out the video below:

The YELLS Networking Dinner: A Night to Connect for Community

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Connecting for Community YELLS youth and local leaders forged lasting connections during a magical night of networking for community. Our YELLS Mentoring Program “Bigs” and Community Action Cafe teens impressed guests with their professionalism and poise. The YELLS Networking Dinner offered youth the chance to practice the relationship-building skills they learn…