74 Donors contributed,
surpassing our goal
and raising $34,721
to support our mission &
empower our youth!
A Successful “Be a Voice for Marietta Youth” Campaign
When we shared our need, our community rose to the challenge and raised their voices for our youth! YELLS launched the “Be a Voice for Marietta Youth” campaign in response to the elimination of the Cobb County Non-Profit Grant. In 2019, Cobb County Commissioners made a recommendation that nonprofits no longer be supported by the County and eliminated this key source of revenue for many Cobb non-profits, including us. This has had a major impact on YELLS, as the County has historically provided up to $65,000 of funding annually to support our operations.
This campaign worked to secure $30,000 to fill the gap and begin to offset the loss of this pivotal funding. While this will be an ongoing need to replace this annual funding, this fundraiser will cover essential operational costs through the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.
Everyone Does Their Part
It truly takes us all working together! Our supporters rallied together to uplift our work and invest in the youth and families who are leading as change-makers in our shared community.
We are so very blessed for our incredible network of community champions and leaders who believe in our work and advocate for our mission. Hear why our community supports YELLS:
Making the News!
Our YELLS Community Action Cafe teens pitched in and led a Phone-A-Thon to reach out to potential supporters. They even made it on the local news! Check out the video and story from Fox5 Atlanta!
Even the elementary youth in our YELLS Afterschool Program did their part by leading tours and sharing about what they love about YELLS and their Franklin Gateway community during the Gateway Marietta CID meeting in January. They were so impressive that they inspired Kim Gresh of S.A. White Oil Company to pledge the remainder of our fundraising goal! This sparked a wave of giving from others as well! The Marietta Daily Journal captured the power of the evening here.
What’s Next?
We’re celebrating achieving this incredible milestone and taking the opportunity to focus on our youth and community. Our next step will be to engage annual supporters to continue to invest in our powerful servant-leadership model so that we can sustain our work long term as we equip and empower our community’s change makers! Reach out to Laura Keefe at Laura@YELLSinc.org or invest here if you’d like to pledge your support!
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Community Champion Sponsors:
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