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YELLS Welcomes Three AmeriCorps VISTAs

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The YELLS family is growing thanks to a grant from the AmeriCorps VISTA program, which awarded YELLS three VISTAs for the 2016-2017 school year. VISTA, or Volunteers In Service To America, was created by President John F. Kennedy and officially began in 1965 as a national anti-poverty campaign. Funded by…

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Laura August 16, 2016 August 16, 2016Posts, YELLS General

YELLS Celebrates Community at Franklin Fair

On April 16, 2016 after planning for months, YELLS youth leaders hosted the Franklin Fair in the Liberty Pointe residential community. Support from numerous partnerships developed by YELLS Bigs helped make the event a success. “We’re so proud of our YELLS high school Bigs for their hard work and perseverance…

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Eric Rettberg July 26, 2016 March 6, 2017Posts, YELLS General
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  • Because we learn about the community [from community members] we are more knowledgeable about the needs of the community.
    Tori
    At [the Community Action Café] we get people who sacrifice so much for us, and that motivates us to help those around us.
    Tori
    YELLS has been a medium where I can actively change a life, and actively manipulate my own life to be what I want it to be.
    Ana, YELLS Big
    It makes you feel good to give back.
    Devin
    The way people see you changes when you help them address a problem in the community.
    Ashami
    YELLS allowed me to see that all people have something to offer.
    Imani, YELLS Big
    The kids don’t always talk about their day at school, but they always want to talk about their day at YELLS.
    Tosha Freeman, Afterschool Program Parent
    It’s all positive energy in here!
    Devin, YELLS Graduate
    The kids out here [on Franklin Road] are all looking for a better future, and we help them find that better future.
    Ashami, Hospitality and Service Team Member
    I take everything I learned from YELLS everywhere I go. Your vision is truly being lived out through students like me.
    Jonah, YELLS Big
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