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YES!Atlanta team wins 420Fest Charity Corn Hole Tournament!

Board members Ken Schuckers and Scott Cullen earn $9,000 first prize in support of our Coaching for Success program's expansion into The Villages at Carver community.

The Villages at Carver

Working toward our goal of keeping Atlanta teens in high school through graduation while reducing or eliminating self-defeating behavior, we now offer Coaching for Success mentoring and tutoring in a second location - The Villages at Carver community located a short distance south of Turner Field.

In Coaching for Success, Committed Partners meet their assigned youth face-to-face once a week, and talk at other times by phone and the social media. Working in a defined residential area empowers the growth of peer-group support, increasing the teens' ability to resist the ever-present pull of the "mean streets".

Weekly tutoring sessions are held from 5 PM until 7 PM on Tuesdays at the Fulton County Juvenile Justice Center, and on Mondays in the Villages at Carver community. Click the Volunteer link below for more information.

We need Committed Partner mentors and Tutors who are willing to commit for a year to make a profound difference in a young life - and their own.

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As the program grows, so does our need for funds. Join us in this life-saving work by donating now. No amount is too small.

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From a Rising Star graduate --

...The program taught me self-discipline, how to communicate with others, how to have teamwork, express my feelings, open up to others, having confidence in my self to know, no matter where you live or grow up don't have an impact on where you are going and how successful you can be in life.

YES!Atlanta seeks to enhance the lives of "at-risk" teenagers through voluntary programs based on long- term regular contact with committed, caring adults. Our goals are to:

• Increase academic skills and performance
• Raise graduation rates
• Reduce self-defeating behaviors
• Increase self-esteem
• Build better relationships with family, peers, and authority figures

Dropping out of high school is very costly to both the individual and our society.

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In 1988 a small group of concerned citizens joined hands to create what became YES!Atlanta (for Youth Experiencing Success). Two years later we delivered our first Rising Star program.

In the years since, Rising Star and Coaching for Success have impacted the lives of nearly 1,000 teenagers.

We have been recognized nationally for the quality of the work we do with teens at a critical point in their lives.

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Volunteer - as a Committed Partner mentor, tutor, or administrator

Join our Advisory Board to help in many ways

Make a financial or in-kind contribution

Be an advocate for us in your community

Participation in our Rising Star programs is free. We are supported by contributions from individuals, businesses and foundations

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