Denver Broncos’ # 30 Safety David Bruton to be Keynote Speaker at YESS Institute’s Mentoring Celebration on May 22th @ 6:00 pm DENVER, CO – YESS Institute is excited to announce the addition of Denver Broncos Safety David Bruton as the keynote speaker at its annual year-end celebration at Sports Authority Field at Mile …
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May
15
RSVP Today to Attend the 2013 YESS Mentoring Celebration
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Mar
28
Thank You Rocky Mountain Active 20-30!
We are thrilled to announce that Rocky Mountain Active 20-30 supported the YESS Institute for the first time with a $5,000 donation. The $5,000 will go directly towards the West, Lincoln and North programs. Thank you Rocky Mountain Active 20-30 and Vice President, Lindsey Grebitus for your generous contribution.
Mar
01
Thank You for Attending Our Happy Hour
Thank you for attending YESS's happy hour event last night. We had a great time at Patxi's Chicago Pizza. It was a great turnout and some wonderful raffle prizes were won. Including a signed Bronco's Von Miller jersey! We hope to be able to count on you for continued support in the future. Thanks …
Feb
13
Success Plans
The YESS program at Lincoln is back into the swing of things after a long winter break and several days off in the month of January. We are excited to welcome 11 new mentees to the program! The past couple weeks have been spent catching up on homework, getting to know new mentees and re-introducing …
Jan
31
Back in Session
The second semester is off to a fast start at West. Students practiced their GPA calculating skills upon returning to school and discovered some great improvements. They completed “Life Maps” by identifying what they want their futures to look like and creating related collages. They’ve gracefully welcomed new classmates, reviewed ESMART goals, and shared …
Jan
16
Christmas Toy and Food Basket Drive
The holiday season is often stressful for many families. Mr. Medina at Lincoln High School has worked to lessen the financial burden felt by YESS mentoring families during the holidays for the last six years. In November, mentors and mentees were given the chance to nominate their younger siblings for a Christmas toy drive. …
Jan
15
New YESS Team Member
Juli Furtek is excited to join the YESS Institute team. She is a proud Colorado native, with a bachelor’s degree in communications from Colorado State University. She spent the last 6 years working in sales for a fast-paced tech startup in Denver. As Sales Director there, she created and implemented customer acquisition strategies and processes …
Dec
17
YESS Students Celebrate Successes at Lincoln HS
YESS at Lincoln High School is wrapping up for the semester. We’ve had a successful few months of the program with mentees and mentors getting more comfortable and results being made. Several of our mentees have managed to raise their GPAs from less than 1 to 3.0s and higher! We are so proud of …
