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Reclaiming Macho

This dialogue brought in Sony Music Group employees across North & Central America to examine their own lens of machismo, ask themselves how they experience masculinity, and hear from one of our volunteers,

IREX – Community Solutions Program

This year, our 4th as a Host Collaborator, we are hosting two CSP Fellows. One is Mina Jack Tolu from the Island of Malta, and the other is Angel Dimistrievski from North Macedonia.

Communication Tools for High School Ambassadors

High School youth leaders from the National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment (NVEEE)’s Peace Ambassador Leadership Summit. Ambassadors are taught skills to lead with compassion and dedication while in their college prep programs.

Leadership In Action™

YES Institute’s unique approach gave the participants distinctions and methods to get themselves unstuck from their overwhelm and into something that creates possibilities – PURPOSE.

Suicide Prevention in Broward County Schools

Teachers, administrators, and staff across Florida’s schools are reaching us and asking how they can create safe and inclusive schools while following current statewide policies.

Today’s Leaders

One of the goals of our Youth Advocate Leadership Council (YALC) program is to develop the inherent leadership of young people, and two high school seniors have made local and national news.

As human beings, we’re hardwired to filter information through a particular lens rooted in our lived experiences, backgrounds, and messages we have received. 

US Surgeon General

The Office of the US Surgeon General invited YES Institute to a roundtable discussion on mental health for youth in the Pride community.