Since our founding in 2007, YES! has empowered over 4,910 youth to:
- Implement 1,495 eco-action projects
- Work with over 7,303 local experts, businesses and organizations
- Impact 365,093 additional students and community members
In 2022-23, YES! empowered over 210 youth to:
- Work on 45 eco-action projects
- Impact an additional 19,245 students and community members
- Volunteer for over 1,733 hours
- Work with 53 local resource experts
- Serve more than 100 Minnesota communities
- Lead 84 educational events in their schools and communities
In 2021-22, YES! empowered over 265 youth to:
- Work on 49 different projects
- Impact an additional 46,445 students and community members
- Volunteer for over 1,443 hours
- Work with 52 local resource experts
- Serve more than 100 Minnesota communities
- Lead 45 educational events intheir schools and communities
In 2020-21, YES! empowered over 176 youth to:
- Work on 35 different projects
- Impact an additional 7,403 students and community members
- Volunteer for over 388 hours
- Work with 55 local resource experts
- Serve over 70 Minnesota communities
- Organize and participate in 35 educational events in their schools and communities
- Leverage over $15,000 for action projects in their schools and communities
2020-2021 Team Accomplishments
In 2019-20, YES! empowered over 348 youth to:
- Work on 108 different projects
- Work with 165 non-YES! students, local businesses and organizations
- Impact an additional 6,500 students and 6,370 community members
- Volunteer for over 3,000 hours
- Serve over 90 Minnesota communities
- Organize and participate in 52 educational events in their schools and communities
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Complete 41 community events
- Leverage over $60,000 for action projects in their schools and communities
2019-2020 Team Accomplishments
In 2018-19, YES! empowered over 339 youth to:
- Work on 96 different projects
- Work with 590 non-YES! students, local businesses and organizations
- Impact an additional 9,500 students and 19,518 community members
- Volunteer for over 4,100 hours
- Serve over 100 Minnesota communities
- Organize and participate in 79 educational events in their schools and communities
- Complete 43 community events
2018-2019 Team Accomplishments
In 2017-18, YES! empowered over 435 youth to:
- Work on 150 different projects
- Work with 1,500 non-YES! students, local businesses and organizations
- Impact an additional 10,000 students and 5,000 community members
- Volunteer for over 8,000 hours
- Serve 150 Minnesota communities
- Organize and participate in 49 educational events in their schools and communities
- Complete 35 community events
- Host three Climate Convenings with Climate Generation
2017-2018 Team Accomplishments
In 2016-2017, YES! 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 localbusinesses and organizations
- Impact an additional 13,076 students and 8,392 community members
- Fund raise over $730 to combine with sponsorships and grants to tot
- al $81,112 in team revenue
2016-2017 Team Accomplishments
“I learned the power of what just 5 people can do to make a difference in my community.” –New London-Spicer YES! Student