YOUTH empowerment SERVICES
Through Steady Partnership And Guidance, We Empower Our Youth to Navigate This World With Intention.
YES! Program Mission: Through skillful mentorship, the YES! Program strives to establish trusting relationships and meaningful connections. It is our hope that youth involved in our program learn to identify an authentic sense of self, develop and sustain healthy relationships, recognize and participate in safe communities and live with intention.
This relationship centered program is in partnership with DHS Child Welfare and provides long-term, community based mentorship to youth ages 9-21. We strive to help minimize the traumatic effects of the Foster Care system by providing:
1:1 professional mentorship that supports youth with complex needs such as:
Mental health concerns due to the effects of trauma
Lack of connections to healthy family, friends, or community
Substance use/abuse
Criminal Justice involvement
Experiencing grief or loss
Lack of coping skills
And more…
System Navigation Support
Support with Placement Stabilization
Community Outings and Events
Access to our Supplemental Programs:
Education-specific mentorship & support
MyLife Program - CSEC-specific support and prevention
4LIFE - Work readiness, financial literacy, and life skills training
FLY (Financial Literacy for You) - Partnership with Rivermark Community Credit Union
YES! Program Intended Impacts:
SELF: Develop an authentic sense of self
Youth will identify and utilize their resilience in order to increase their capacity for self compassion. Youth will understand that their trauma and their experiences do not define them and that they are worthy of love.
OTHERS: Identify and sustain safe and healthy relationships
Youth will heal from trauma and broken attachments. They will experience a healthy relationship with a positive role model. Through this they will gain confidence, trust, and experience in recognizing and maintaining healthy relationships with others.
COMMUNITY: Create and participate in a safe community
Youth will learn to navigate and seek out safety within communities. They will develop a sense of connection to and engagement with their community and will learn to replicate safe experiences.
FUTURE: Youth will live with intention
Through development of authentic self, relationships with others and engagement in community, youth will cultivate an attitude of continued goal setting, achievement and growth.
supplemental programming
Education Program
The Education Program aims to provide trauma informed and individualized education services and support to any youth enrolled in the YES! Program. This is a relationship-based service where youth voice is recognized and valued as an essential component of the service plan.
Provides one on one coaching, homework help and tutoring for the GED exam and traditional diploma track
Implement social and emotional learning programs to improve engagement and participation in academic settings
Increase students’ self-confidence and empowerment
Help youth identify and participate in healthy learning environments
Help youth navigate and understand programs, supports and financial options regarding college (system navigation)
Support youth and families in navigating special education and disciplinary systems in schools
4life
We help youth increase and improve their employability, explore career paths, plan steps for their future goals, and connect them to financial literacy experts at PWI and in the community. We help youth build independent living skills that foster a sense of confidence and motivation that lead to the ability to live their lives with intention and self-determination!
My Life PROGRAM
Through skilled mentorship, education, community engagement and partnerships, we aim to empower our youth with the tools necessary to engage in healthy, meaningful relationships that are free of abuse, exploitation and violence. Our goal is to offer intensive individual and group mentorship to youth who are at risk, or have current and/or previous experiences with commercial sexual exploitation (CSEC).
This program is firmly rooted in Harm Reduction and Trauma Informed Care approaches. Our providers will be highly trained and experienced professional mentors who will receive clinical supervision provided by PWI, as well as regular outside training and learning opportunities. In order to effectively collaborate with community partners and to best serve CSEC survivors, this service is intended to be flexible and free from stringent service expectations and outcomes.
Our CSEC mentors will offer visits weekly and can occur within treatment/placement facilities and in the community. Additionally, this program aims to strengthen relationships and collaboration with community partners in hopes of continuing to gain knowledge and support from all members of the community who are working towards ending Human Trafficking.
YES! Program Contact
Keaton McFadden, YES! Program Director - keaton@parentingwithintent.org
Sarah Hansell, YES! Program Coordinator - sarah@parentingwithintent.org
(please contact with questions regarding our referral or waitlist processes)
Referrals to our YES! program must be made through a DHS Child Welfare caseworker.
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