Welcome

The mission of Youth Educational Services (Y.E.S.) is to support Humboldt State University students in creating and implementing volunteer programs. Our student-run programs provide services to a broad age spectrum ranging from youth to the elderly. Volunteers spend time in the community building friendships and working together to meet community needs. Through our services we attempt to act as allies and resources in an effort to end the cycle of oppression in the community at large.

A photo of program directors
attending semester training retreat

We enact our mission through the vehicle of service learning, which includes educational and experiential components. In the educational component, students gain leadership skills, learn about issues facing our diverse community, and engage in reflection activities. In the experiential component, students provide direct service, allowing them to address the issues and apply the skills they have learned. Our goal is to help students work towards positive social change and to empower the people we serve.

Volunteers & youthful charges
on an HSU outin
[Photo by Kyana Taillon]

Affiliations

Y.E.S. is a program of the Associated Students of Humboldt State University and is under the department of Student Affairs; volunteers and student leaders can earn academic units through the College of Professional Studies.

Y.E.S. is a member agency of the United Way of Humboldt County and of California Campus Compact. Some of its programs have an affiliation with the Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods.

Y.E.S. student directors are eligible to receive an Educational Award through California Campus Compact's Americorps Program, "Students in Service."

How to Contact Y.E.S.

Y.E.S.
House 91
Humboldt State University
Arcata, California 95521
Phone: (707) 826-4965
Fax: (707) 826-5558
E-mail: yes@humboldt.edu