Our daily volunteers are a very important part of the YELLS team. Volunteers are needed to help make sure that everything runs smoothly and our kiddos receive the individual guidance to help them learn and grow. Dan Moore, affectionately referred to as Mr. Dan, came to YELLS last year as…
Last school year was a very successful year for many of our students, but we’re especially proud of one of our graduates who, after struggling with many family issues, wasn’t sure she saw a path to graduation before she began at YELLS. Ansleigh recalls learning about YELLS from her two…
Celebrating 10 Years of YELLS: A Look Back My name is Bridget Reyes, and I’m a proud YELLS alumna and Board Member! My reflection here is one in a series of reflections leading up to YELLS’s Tenth Anniversary Networking Dinner. This amazing organization and the people who make it so incredibly…
YELLS is so fortunate to have such amazing volunteers. This month, we want to thank the volunteer team that gave up their entire weekend to join us at Camp Blue Ridge for our Servant Leadership Retreat. DJ, Cameron, and Jenny all started in different places at YELLS, but joined forces…
Servant-leadership is at the core of YELLS’s ideology, and our scholars learn to embody this principle through various fun activities and academic lessons. One of our 1st grade students, Syriah Fields, has gone “above & beyond” (another one of our core values!) from the start of the school year. Each…
Celebrating 10 Years of YELLS: A Look Back My name is Ana Vianei, and I’m a proud YELLS alumna! My reflection here is one in a series of reflections leading up to YELLS’s October 18 Tenth Anniversary Networking Dinner. Next month’s reflection will offer a different perspective on the path…
Our community took a multi-generational approach to reading this summer with our “Books and Breakfast” Family Literacy initiative. Each day, as parents brought their kids to summer camp, we offered a special opportunity to enjoy breakfast and a book together with their children. Over breakfast, families would learn a new…
Mr. Tim is the embodiment of the YELLS Family and a true servant-leader. He joined our YELLS team as one of the first two official staff members when we started our daily YELLS Afterschool program in 2011. He’s grown in his leadership as he’s shaped each one of our programs…
At YELLS, we celebrate our creative, industrious, and talented youth leaders! YELLS Scholars are equipped to nurture their strengths and talents and work together toward common goals, even the fun and sticky ones! We’re so proud of our recent Lockheed Elementary school graduate, Nashely Baez, and her entrepreneurial endeavors she launched…
We’ve been blessed by the students and staff of Life University over the years. They’ve mobilized groups to paint our spaces, help our youth turn the soil of their community garden, and serve during all types of community days and special projects. We’ve been blown away by how supportive the…
