Celebrating 10 Years of YELLS: A Look Back 2018 marks the 10 year anniversary of YELLS! It’s been a beautiful journey made possible by each of you. YELLS truly is a family, and we owe every powerful community project and youth and family success story to the partners, volunteers, and…
If you missed us live on The CW 69, you can still catch the segments here! Thanks to the Cobb Community Foundation, YELLS had the opportunity to share our work with all of metro-Atlanta through an interview on Focus Atlanta with host Keisha Lancelin. Check out the first segment where…
YELLS teens were honored to host our local House District 42 State Representative, Teri Anulewicz, for a Listening Session in their Community Action Cafe. It was a wonderful opportunity for Franklin Gateway residents to learn more about decisions that impact our lives at the State level and also provide a…
Join us for Technology 101 and get on your way to becoming computer savvy! We’ll be offering this digital literacy class on two different dates – February 8 and February 10. At this intro class, attendees will share their interest and availability for additional classes and topics as well! Email…
Here at YELLS, we like to celebrate each and every member of our family. As a part of our funder spotlight we are “shouting out” some of the different people and organizations that help us empower our community. This month, we’re so excited to shine a light on our partners,…
What do youth from Niger or the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire have in common with Franklin Gateway youth who enroll on the YELLS Community Action Café program? They each want to live happy, healthy lives. YELLS teens were lucky to welcome our guests from across the ocean traveling with the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
