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Y.E.S. students help with flood relief
May 182010
On Monday, May 3rd and the days that followed the devastating flood damage to the Richland Creek area in West Nashville, Youth Encouragement Services students and adults were on the scene helping families in any way they could from removing items from the wreckage to giving…
McIver A Girls Take Championship
March 172010
On March 13th the McIver A Girls took home the championship by defeating St.Lukes Primitive Baptist Church 6-2. The Lady Wolfpack only lead 2-0 at halftime as neither team could seem to get any shots to fall. A couple of buckets by the Lady Wolfpack in…
Crazy About CASTLES
March 182009
Youth Encouragement Services and Vanderbilt’s Center for Health Services have teamed up to offer a new fitness initiative for our students, a program called CASTLES (Communities and Students Together for Learning-Enhanced Service). Vanderbilt students have been volunteering at our Lindsley and McIver Centers for the past…
Predators Christmas Party
December 312008
Fifteen of our YES families were invited to the annual Nashville Predators Christmas Party. Not only did they mingle with Predators players and Gnash, but they also had a visit from Santa Claus who gave each YES family their own bundle of toys. The Predators continue…
2008 YES Christmas Store
December 232008
On behalf of the YES Staff, Board of Directors, and (most importantly) the YES children, we want to sincerely THANK YOU for helping with our 2008 Christmas Store. This event took place on Saturday, December 20th. We are excited to announce that over 750 underprivileged children…
2008 Children of the Year Awards
September 122008
Each year we choose one child from each of our three centers to recieve a special award. These three young ladies are leaders among their peers. They are well-behaved and always have a positive attitude. They are hard-working and helpful to the YES staff. We are…
Camp Sponsors Needed!
June 112008
Summer is here! The buzz about Bible camp has already started among the YES children. They each remember last year – hiking in the woods, playing in the creek, and roasting marshmallows around the campfire. These are memories they will never forget. This escape from their…