The YESS Institute

The YESS Institute YESS Institute Empowering Youth For 20 Years The YESS Institute supports youth development through peer mentoring, inclusive community building, and expert curricula designed to promote social emotional learning and leadership. In-School & Mentoring Programs Learn More Substance Misuse Curricula Learn More Workshops & Community Development Learn More Our Story The success of the YESS model is rooted in the agency’s founding philosophy that the peopleand communities served need to be valued as experts of their own lived experiences. 1992Motorcycle trip through South America Motorcycle trip through South America Carlo Kriekels (Co-founder and CEO) travels 35,000 miles by motorbike from California to Chile inspiring him to commit to empowering youth. 2001YESS institute was born YESS institute was born Susan Greer and Carlo Kriekels cofound YESS Institute envisioning teaching emotional intelligence to youth and role models. 2011YESS becomes an integrated credited class. YESS becomes an integrated credited class. YESS serves 150 students at North, West and Lincoln High Schools as it receives the Colorado state Tony Grampsas Youth Services grant to sustain its pilotmodels. 2021Development of an online learning platform Development of an online learning platform YESS demonstrated innovation, adaptability and service by upgrading our social emotional and healthy lifestyles curricula to engaging online versions; and building a new website to facilitate online learning built upon our own Learning Management System Support YESS today! Click Here To Support Us YESS Institute In The News YESS Institute has been featured in national media including CBS, Fox, and PBS. YESS Institute Featured in The Denver Post YESS Institute’s 20th Anniversary Report ROI of Supporting YESS SEL Programs for Youth New Program Connects Police with Youth