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...
By: D’Havian Scott Hi Friends, This week I interviewed Yes Network’s Art Program Leader Raychel Virnig. Raychel is a 2019 graduate of the College of Saint Benedict and is an Art Teacher at Little Falls Highschool. She has been with the Yes Network since her sophomore year in college and...
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...
Being a kid in today’s world is not easy. Just ask the experts—kids. There are more distractions and more demands on young peoples’ lives than ever before. And while it may be true that being a kid has never been altogether easy, what sets apart today’s crop of young people from past generations...
The YES After School Art Program at Westwood Village and Swisshelm Village had us working in 3-dimensional design this week. With blue skies on the horizon our heads were in the clouds with our colorful hot air balloons and airplanes. This week’s project put into practice many developing skills....
September 25, 2018 By: Tina Mortimer Since the Yes Network opened its doors to the St. Cloud community a few years ago, its programming has evolved from a strict focus on food to a much broader focus on food as it relates to children and families’ health and wellness. Ruth Weichman, cofounder and...
Challenge kids…I promise they’ll surprise you. (Monday fun: this was there final challenge of the day. They blew through everything we challenged them with. The teamwork and perseverance was truly amazing to watch. 2 beach balls. All ages. One goal) Pps they aren’t really going...
How do you get kids to try new things when it comes to eating? Sometimes its just this simple.