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...
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...
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...
“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...
By Shane Mahon The Pointe West location started off right. The apartment managers were exceedingly gracious and accommodating. The community space was wonderful. There was a small kitchen. There were comfortable couches. And there was a BATHROOM!. A bathroom might not seem like that big of a deal....
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