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.
Was a busy week at the YES Network with the summer program coming to an end and the launch of a new integrated social media communications campaign. YES Network provides over 60,000 meals Aug 26, 2016 Future teachers benefit by serving YES Network The YES Network is a great program for future...
Friday, August 26, 2016Saint Cloud, Minnesota USAThe YES Network recently completed its Summer 2016 program in the greater St. Cloud, Minnesota area. This summer the network provided over 60,000 meals to kids living in poverty. In addition to breakfast and lunch meal services, the YES...
The YES Network is a great program for future teachers to experience what life is like for kids in poverty. The lessons learned are significant and life-changing.
As a part of our growing social network and sharing the YES network story, we are now on Google+. Check out some great photos from 2015 by clicking the photo below:
Here’s a quick introduction of all the wonderful staff who contributed this summer to the YES Network program in the greater St. Cloud area this past summer. Check out this short little video that features all the staff this summer on the YES Network team. They included Allyssa, Derek,...
Earlier this summer, the United Way of Central Minnesota helped produce this video which presents the YES Network, investment program.