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Empowering Youth for 20 Years

YESS Institute supports youth development through peer mentoring, inclusive community building, and expert curriculum designed to promote social emotional learning and leadership

 

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Mentoring Training for Youth and Adults

Our social emotional learning curriculum is designed to prepare staff to coach youth mentors, providing them with tools to help teach social emotional intelligence to their peer mentees.

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