By: Sarah Colburn Colorfully painted newspaper-style boxes will be popping up throughout the St. Cloud community after Labor Day to give kids free access to art supplies and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) kits. The project is an expansion of the Yes Network’s summer program that...
By: Shane Mahon The Yes Network is always getting better. This year we added STEM activities! What is STEM? STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. STEM is important. It connects us to the modern world. You probably noticed, the world is changing fast. In the future,...
By D’Havian Scott This week I interviewed Yes Network Vista, Rahmo Abdullahi from Saint Cloud, Minnesota. She is in her third year at Saint Cloud State University, studying Social Work. Rahmo is hoping to pursue a career as a social worker, where she will be able to assist people with meeting...
Written By: D’Havian N. Scott This week I interviewed Yes Network Vista, Mackenzie Schurhamer from Woodbury, Minnesota. She is a rising senior at the College of Saint Benedict, studying Art with a double minor in Hispanic studies and secondary education. Mackenzie is hoping to have a career...
[St. Cloud, Minnesota–] The Bernick’s Family Foundation awarded funding to the youth leadership and community involvement program called the Discovery of Self, an initiative of the nonprofit Yes Network. The Discovery of Self (DOS) program seeks to address Adverse Childhood Experiences, more...
The Saint Cloud Area Roller Dolls are playing the first bout of the season against the MedCity Mafia from Rochester, MN on Saturday, February 29th at the River’s Edge Convention Center. The Yes Network has been designated as the Charity of the game. A portion of the ticket proceeds...
The Yes Network is seeking funding to expand their services into new neighborhoods in St. Cloud and Central Minnesota. “I opened my hand and she dropped two dimes and a penny. She said that’s all I have but I want to let you have it, so that you can help pay for the meals in our neighborhood. To...
Working with the Yes Network this summer I really enjoyed getting to know our high school assistants. In the afternoons, I worked in a neighborhood were eight local high school students helped me and my colleagues serve food and lead games. At the beginning of the summer, I would have guessed that...