Youth Empowerment Services (YES)
Adolescent Girls & Boys
About the Program
Youth Empowerment Services (YES) programming is designed to meet the specific needs of youth with services for both genders. YES programs often provide the only safety net for youth who have no other positive outlets or supports. The YES programs include prevention and intervention-based services offered in the after school for school age youth including components focused on character, values and leadership development, literacy education, career exploration, crisis intervention and other varied services.
YES programs also offer multi-method family centered case management and support. YES goals are related to building family/participant strengths through the development of positive skills and behaviors and identification of Risk and Protective Factors. YES increases adaptive behavior by promoting the physical, mental and emotional development of individual youth within their family structures and helping youth and their families cope better with today’s pressures.
Prevention and intervention based-services with a focus on character, values and leadership development, literacy education, career exploration and crisis intervention
Offers multi-method family centered case management and support and family strengthening programs like Active Parenting
Berkshire United Way Community Partner
For More Information
Contact Sidney Hamilton at by email or phone at 413-442-5174, ext. 19.