Youth Empowerment Support Services (YESS)

Youth Empowerment Support Services (YESS)

What is Y.E.S.S.?

Youth Empowerment Support Services helps you get back on track to your education and career goals!

  • High School Diploma (GED/HSE)
  • College Preparation
  • Mentoring
  • Employment Help

Program Overview

The YESS Program is a mentoring and empowerment program that helps individuals with obtaining:

  • A high school diploma.
  • Job placement and job readiness.
  • Transitional assistance into post-secondary education, vocational training or the military.
  • One-on-one career and educational coaching.

Program Benefits

  • Assistance with high school diploma (GED/HSE).
  • Job preparation including resume creation, mock interview, obtaining appropriate work attire and more.
  • Soft skills and Workforce Readiness training.
  • Career and educational exploration.
  • Vocational, college, or military transitional support.
  • Optional on the job training and paid work experience.

MANY OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES!

Eligibility

The YESS Program helps people between the ages of 16 and 24, who are not attending any school and who meet one or more of the following conditions:

  • Did not complete high school
  • Pregnant or parenting
  • Subject to the juvenile or adult justice system
  • Homeless, runaway, or in foster-care
  • An individual with a disability

For more information, contact:

Program Coordinators

St. Clair County

Lachelle Dowell
618-222-5329 or lachelle.dowell@swic.edu

Randolph County

Lynn Niermann
618-210-8189 or lynn.niermann@swic.edu