Youth Empowered Solutions (YES!) Employee Directory

Civic and Social OrganizationsUnited States2-10 Employees

Youth Empowered Solutions (YES!) is a small nonprofit in the United States focused on empowering youth to shape their communities through civic engagement. The organization partners with adults to drive change by hiring and training youth staff as advocates who then mentor other young people to become advocates, with a focus on improving adolescent health. It centers its work on equipping high school aged youth and their adult allies with practical tools to influence outcomes in their communities.

YES! provides training and ongoing support to deepen participants' understanding of their issue and to help them engage in advocacy at local, national, and international levels. Programs emphasize public speaking, media literacy, community assessment, mobilizing community support, and working with policymakers, enabling youth to become competent community advocates and to train their peers. As a nonprofit based in the United States, YES! operates within the civic and social sector to build youth-led advocacy capacity.

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