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 Daily Journal highlighting our Community Action Teens Kortni & Zaccheus speaking about how much YELLS means to them and thanking the Rotary Club for becoming a part of the YELLS family!
The Rotary Club of Marietta provided the funding to sustain our YELLS Scholars Initiative this spring. Our YELLS teens are not only dedicated to running their Cafe for the community, but they are also dedicated to running and growing their academic success. Monday through Thursday, our teens arrive after school and jump right in to academics. YELLS provides academic support with specialized tutors and academic coaching. In addition to their daily work, our teens meet quarterly for individual academic interventions to set goals of improving their grades and study habits. So far, 69% of students who have completed interventions met their academic goals and 75% of students increased their grades by at least one letter grade.
Dasani Nicholson, a YELLS 10th grader says, “Thank you Rotary Club for donating to YELLS. I speak on behalf of the students here at YELLS with saying ‘thank you for supporting our academics.’ Your support is helping us better ourselves and our lives for the future.”
