YESS Institute

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		The YESS Institute's Case Statement
		The YESS Institute – a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit located in Denver, Colorado – provides secondary school and college students the skills to shift the negative cycle of poverty, dropout and violence into a positive cycle of leadership development, civic engagement and economic contribution through peer mentoring and emotional intelligence.
NPR features South American Motorbike Trip Listen to this NPR sengment on how a motorbike trip from California to Chile inspired co-founder Kriekels to work with youth. Thank you for supporting YESS youth runners at the 2009 Denver Marathon! Four of the top runners on the Lincoln High School Cross Country Team ran for a total of three and a half hours to raise funds for the YESS program at Lincoln. Read all about it in the Denver Public Schools Press Release. Check out our flyer (PDF) to find out all the different ways YOU can help YESS
		The YESS Institute Provides: We work hard to provide many different programs to support youth and role models to be successful High School Peer Mentoring Customized Mentor Training Staff Training and Executive Coaching If you would like to learn more about the programs we offer, Contact Us. The YESS Institute is Moving! Our new address is: 1212 Mariposa St Denver, CO 80204 [The office is located inside the Denver Inner City Parish building]