Since the Beginning
YES! has empowered over 3,000 youth to:
- Complete over 1,000 action projects
- Work with over 5,000 local businesses, organizations and community members
- Impact an additional 125,000 community members and 87,000 students
In 2016-2017
YES! had empowered over 530 youth to:
- Work on 118 different projects
- Divert over 7,000 pounds of waste from landfills
- Represent 63 communities
- Engage volunteers who contributed 8,075 hours of service
- Organize and participate in over 133 educational events in their schools and communities.
- Completed 54 community events
- Work with 697 non-YES! students and 78 local businesses and organizations
- Impact an additional 13,076 students and 8,392 community members
- Fundraise over $730 to combine with sponsorshipsÂ
- and grants to total $81,112 in team revenue
- Work on 16 lake and prairie restoration projects
- Complete 36 waste reduction activities
- Participate in 11 projects relating to energy conservation
- Lead 28 environmental education activities in their schools and communities
- Recycle over 1,700 pounds of holiday lights
“I learned the power of what just 5 people can do to make a difference in my community.” –New London-Spicer YES! Student
