The Career Expose You could see the smiles, hear the eager questions, and feel the energy in the room as our YELLS Community Action Cafe teens – or “Business Scholars” as we call them – interacted with professionals in their career fields of interest. The first annual Career Expose provided…
Our English for Successful Living (ESL) classes are a testament to the power of collaboration and resource leveraging. La Amistad has brought this incredible resource to our Franklin Gateway families, and it’s touched so many lives. Claudia Mimata, one of our ESL students, shares, “I can better understand my daughter…
AmeriCorps members take the following pledge: I will get things done for America – to make our people safer, smarter, and healthier. I will bring Americans together to strengthen our communities. Faced with apathy, I will take action. Faced with conflict, I will seek common ground. Faced with adversity, I…
YELLS Parents and Franklin Gateway community members celebrated their shared success at last month’s Achievement Club Graduation. Spirits were high as each club member reflected on the goals they achieved and the relationships they built by working alongside each other to improve their lives. We’re so grateful to the United…
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…
