Written By: Michael Kennedy Incorporating STEM and its art addition (STEAM) has been critically important given that often there is a lack of hands-on projects in education. It is more significant and impactful learning when the kids get to experience what they are learning. Hannah Pfannenstein is...
Written by: Michael Kennedy The Yes Network was privileged to partner with the Avon Hills Folk School and participate in their first ever Youth Hand Camp! Participants from our sites had the opportunity to experience art and nature in the beautiful Avon Hills. The camp focuses on getting the kids...
Written by: Michael Kennedy Bruce moved to St. Cloud from New Jersey in 2014. He currently works in the district as a Dean of Students at Apollo High School and has been working on completing his degree for the past 2 years to get this position. Serving in the community with the Boys and Girls...
By: Emily Peterson After working together over the last two summers, the Yes Network is thrilled to continue our partnership with Career Solutions. With programs that offer summer employment, career guidance, tuition assistance, skills building and more, Career Solutions (CareerSolutionsJobs.org)...
By D’Havian Scott & Shane Mahon Welcome back! Today we are going to talk about the Yes Network’s Leadership Development Program. You might be asking, “What is the Yes Network’s Leadership Development Program?” It’s an opportunity for Yes Network staff to train and mentor youth. The program...
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...
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...
“But the most beautiful things in life are not just things. They’re people and places, memories and pictures. They’re feelings and moments, and smiles and laughter.” -Unknown It is hard to put into words the impact this summer has had on me, but this quote comes pretty close. We all have created...
I’ve been struggling to write this blog post because there aren’t words to describe how incredible this summer has been. A few words that came to mind were amazing, service, play, art, food, smiles, and HOT…but none of those come close to describing the experiences we’ve had at my meal...