The Yes Network & St. Cloud School District 742 have teamed up to serve summer meals all over the district. Serving will run Monday thru Friday’s. Meals are free for kids 18 years and younger. All those wanting meals will be required to sit and eat at the site. No pork or peanut butter will...
AmeriCorps Summer Emergency Response Initiative member Brady was fascinated by the idea of bringing learning opportunities into neighborhoods instead of trying to entice kids into the schools. Brady is an education student from Detroit Lakes who has been volunteering with community programs since...
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: 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,...
Hi there, We have some exciting YES Network News. Art will continue into the school year! Yes Network Art was different this year. This summer, we wanted the kids to make art. We couldn’t work in person. So, we adapted. We made Art and Science kits. We assembled nearly 4000 each week. That’s over...
By: D’Havian Scott Hello everyone, and welcome back to another blog. For the past couple of weeks, I have had the fantastic opportunity to interview staff, leaders, and partners at the Yes Network and share their experience of partnering with Yes Network to make an impact in the lives of community...
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