"Our Mission is to build EmoSmart Leadership™ within youth, their role models and organizations that support them."
What is the YESS Institute?
The YESS (Youth Empowerment Support Services) Institute is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit located in Denver, Colorado, that provides youth, role models and assisting organizations EmoSmart™ - emotional intelligence - leadership education through experiential instruction and peer mentoring.
The YESS Institute's approach to Youth Leadership

We believe that empowering youth to be peer role models, leaders and mentors to younger youth provides an unique opportunity to both create youth - minority - leadership and reach through "positive peer pressure" at-risk youth, who doesn't respond to messages from adults.

 

Listen to our recent radio interview!

on National Public Radio