The national graduate rate is 84% - the Georgia graduation rate is only 72%?

High school dropouts are eight times more likely to be in prison than high school graduates?

They are more likely to be unemployed, in poor health, living in poverty or on public assistance?

They are more likely to be single parents with children who themselves are likely to drop out of high school?

YES!Atlanta is “Youth Experiencing Success”

Our commitment is to enhance the lives of vulnerable teenagers in metropolitan Atlanta through a variety of programs carefully designed to address key issues facing our youth, such as hopelessness about their future, lack of motivation in school, and distrust of adults.

We show them the possibilities for a better life and provide a foundation for personal success.

What makes YES!Atlanta different?

YES!Atlanta provides long-term mentoring programs based on the participation of caring, trained adult volunteers.

Since 1988 it has helped thousands of “at-risk” youth turn their lives around.

It has a proven track record of success. It was declared a Point of Light by President George H.W. Bush

The former Chief Justice of the Fulton County Juvenile Court stated that, in her experience, more than 70 percent of program participants perform better in school and leave the juvenile justice system forever.