| 词条 | Youth Enrichment Services |
| 释义 |
Youth Enrichment Services (YES) is a non-profit based in Boston, Massachusetts that offers outdoor and enrichment programming outside of school to at-risk youth.[1] Its primary program is to teach-city youth to ski or snowboard using volunteer instructors. The organization was founded in 1968 by Richard Williams as Operation Ski Lift as a way to expose inner city youths to the sport of skiing, and was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) in 1972.[2] In early years it received grants from the City of Boston, but today is run on donations from corporations and individuals. It is supported by Olympic skier Ted Ligety.[4] Year round activities such as backpacking, canoeing, bicycling and environmental education trips to the Cape Cod National Seashore and to Swann Lodge in the Berkshires were added in the 1970s.[2] The current headquarters in a South End brownstone were built in 1980.[2] In 2007 the YES Academy was founded to include Career Exploration, College Preparation, Girls Outdoor Adventure Leaders and Junior Volunteers programs.[1][2] Today, additional programs offered by YES include ski and snowboard lessons, track and field programs, kayking, mountain biking, and rock climbing.[9] More than 100,000 youths have been served by the organization since it was founded,[2] with about 7,500 youths being served a year, mostly in winter. In 2015, 200 youths participated in the YES academy, which is a 40% gain over the same period three years prior.[1] YES ProgramsOperation SnowSports:
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Notable alumni
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web | url = http://www.yeskids.org/about/history | title = History | publisher = Youth Enrichment Services | accessdate = August 18, 2015 }} [1][2][3][4][5]2. ^1 2 3 {{cite news | url = http://lexington.wickedlocal.com/article/20150615/NEWS/150617647 | title = Lexington, Winchester residents accept Cummings Foundation grant for Boston nonprofit | publisher = Lexington Minuteman | date = July 15, 2015 | accessdate = August 18, 2015 }} 3. ^1 {{cite news | url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/sochi/2014/02/04/ted-ligety-us-ski-team-sochi-2014-winter-olympics/5213463/ | title = Ski star Ted ligety hopes feeling golden is his forte | first = kelly | last = Whiteside | publisher = USA Today | date = February 5, 2014 | accessdate = August 18, 2015 }} 4. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://www.yeskids.org/programs | title = Programs | accessdate = August 18, 2015 | publisher = Youth Enrichment Services }} 5. ^1 {{cite news | url = http://www.app.com/story/sports/college/rutgers/2014/06/12/rutgers-staffer-michelle-edwards-join-hall-fame/10394535/ | title = Rutgers' staffer Michelle Edwards to join Hall of Fame Ryan Dunleavy | first = Ryan | last = Dunleavy | date = June 12, 2014 | accessdate = August 18, 2015 | publisher = Asbury Park Press }} }} External links
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