The Georgia Department of Human Services Youth Empowerment Series (YES) is gearing up for our 2019 – 2020 cycle and would like to invite your students to participate!
YES is a leadership development program that seeks to cultivate a generation of young people who are engaged in the needs of their communities and are equipped to educate and recruit others to help DHS build Stronger Families for a Stronger Georgia.
YES 2019 – 2020 will recruit participants from all over the state to become a part of the five City Cohorts – Atlanta, Columbus, Athens, Valdosta, and Gainesville. Each Meetup will consist of no more than 25 participants.
Each City Cohort meetup address will be revealed in the participant’s acceptance packet. Each meetup is meant to engage young people in fun activities and thought-provoking discussions that cover a myriad of topics. Meetups will be held from Saturday, overnight until Sunday. All expenses are paid for by DHS. The dates of all city cohort meetups are listed below:
Atlanta: August 25 – 26, 2019
Columbus: September 28 – 29, 2019
Athens: October 26 – 27, 2019
Valdosta: December 7 – 8,2019
Gainesville: February 1 – 2, 2019
All high school students (9th – 12th grade), in good behavioral and academic standing, are welcome to apply. Please encourage your students to apply!
Application Deadline for Athens:
August 23, 2019
Attached to this email is a copy of both the paper application and fillable PDF. Each application must be submitted before the deadlines listed on the last page.
The application is also available on our website: https://dhs.georgia.gov/youth-
Joshua Beaner
DHS Fellow
Office of the Commissioner
Georgia Department of Human Services
2 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 29-250
Atlanta, GA 30303
404.463.0745 (O) | 404.895.9418 (M)
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