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...
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 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...
[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...
Students who had attended the Youth Leadership training were invited to apply for an employment opportunity with Career Solutions. The students who were given jobs worked and played with younger kids in their own neighborhoods. They assisted with serving meals and keeping neighborhoods free of...