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YES!

Port au Prince, N/A, ht • Not Available Employees
Social Services

YES! mission is to encourage and empower young adults as they transition out of orphanages in Haiti and into adulthood. We teach them practical adult life skills. We help them manage their finances, complete their educations, apply to universities, learn a trade and take on a meaningful roll in their community. And we encourage them to become leaders and good Haitian citizens. It is estimated that 38,493 children age out of orphanage care in the world every day, unprepared for life as adults putting them at risk of crime, destitution, prostitution and suicide*. With around 760 orphanages in Haiti, YES! is the only one of it's kind completely dedicated to teaching life skills to youth who would otherwise be at high risk. Supporting the teens for us means providing them with school, love, support and avenues to discover their calling. It has successful helped to transition teens in Haiti from leaving an orphanage to be successful independent individuals in their country. The organization has also created a mentorship program that is successfully teaching life-skills to other teens in orphanages to prepare them for the transition.