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An employee of Rainbow Metal Products works at YESS in 1986. In 2016, YESS introduced the tagline "YESS is more than a shelter." Although YESS provides housing for at-risk youth in the Edmonton Capital Region, the organization is also dedicated to providing individualized support that addresses both diversion out of homelessness and general prevention of homelessness.
Youth empowerment examines six interdependent dimensions: psychological, community, organizational, economic, social and cultural. [1] [8] Psychological empowerment enhances individual's consciousness, belief in self-efficacy, awareness and knowledge of problems and solutions and of how individuals can address problems that harm their quality of life. [1]
Known for. Advocacy for Disability Rights. Ms. Wheelchair America 2011. Co-founding Pennsylvania Youth Leadership Network. Awards. Athena Young Professional Award (2015) Ms. Wheelchair America (2011) Josie Badger is the co-director at the national RAISE Center. [ 1] She is active and engaged in the Pittsburgh disability rights community.
Youth Enrichment Services. Youth Enrichment Services (YES) is a non-profit based in Boston, Massachusetts that offers outdoor and enrichment programming outside of school to at-risk youth. [1] Its primary program is to teach city youth to ski or snowboard using volunteer instructors. [2]
Youth Service America (YSA) is a resource center that partners with many other organizations who are committed to increasing the quantity and quality of volunteer opportunities for people that are currently between 5 and 25 years of age. Their aim is to serve both nationally and internationally. [1] The purpose of the YSA is to support and ...
WC&S Pittsburgh is one of the first six domestic violence response and prevention centers established in the United States. The Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh was founded in 1974 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and provides services for victims of domestic violence. It was one of the first six centers for domestic violence that was ...
Wendy Schaetzel Lesko is co-founder of Youth Infusion as well as co-founder of the Youth Activism Project. Lesko is an author of several books on youth-led advocacy , especially in the public policy arena, and recognized nationally as an expert on intergenerational collaboration.
Community Human Services Corporation. The Community Human Services Corporation (CHSC) is a human service agency based in the South Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its administrative offices are located at 374 Lawn Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. The mission of CHSC is: