Youth Enrichment Services

YES is closed Monday, May 27 in honor of Memorial Day!

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YES relies on your donations to serve over 1,500 inner-city Boston kids and teens each year. We can’t do it without you! You may leave your gift unrestricted to allow YES to use it where it is most urgently needed or you may designate it to benefit a specific program.





  • $20,000 pays for 11 teen girls to participate in YES’s Girls Outdoor Adventure Leaders program for the entire school year.

  • $15,000 pays for 3 college-bound Boston high school seniors to receive Richard Williams Memorial Scholarship awards.

  • $10,000 pays for bus transportation for 10 trips to-and-from the mountain for skiing and snowboarding.

  • $5,000 pays for 125 kids and teens for a day of skiing or snowboarding in YES’s Operation SnowSports program. (Includes transportation, lift tickets, lessons, and equipment!)

  • $2,500 pays for 10 high school teens to participate for the full winter season in the Junior Volunteer leadership program.

  • $1,500 pays for 6 middle school girls to attend YES’s Girls Outdoor Adventure Leaders summer camp for one week.

  • $1,000 pays for 1 high school student to have a 6-week paid summer internship in YES’s Career Exploration program.

  • $500 pays for 5 teens to go on a camping weekend in the Berkshires.

  • $250 pays for 10 inner-city kids with coaching and instruction in the YES Track & Field program for an entire summer.

  • $100 pays for 3 youth to go rock climbing in YES’s Outdoor Adventure summer program.

  • $50 pays for 2 teens to go kayaking along the Charles in YES’s Outdoor Adventure summer program.

  • $35 pays for 1 youth to have warm gloves, a winter hat, and ski goggles to use while skiing and snowboarding with YES’s Operation SnowSports programs.

  • YES will support over 1,500 inner-city kids and teens this year. Make a gift and support the next generation of YES Kids! Thank you for your support.