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Michael_in_Atl

January 29, 2010

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January 15, 2010

In the mid-1980's I served as a volunteer in the Emergency Room of Atlanta's major municipal hospital. While there I became aware of the hopelessness of many of our less-fortunate teenagers, and I won... text

January 29, 2010

I helped found YES!Atlanta in 1988, and served thereafter for over two years as the organization's volunteer executive director. I am still active on the Board of Directors. YES!Atlanta is a long-term mentoring program for inner-city youth that assigns to each participant a trained adult coach. For a full school year the coach will support his (or her) teen in fulfilling commitments for self-improvement that the young man or woman makes upon entering our programs. We were named "Point of Light" by President George H.W. Bush, and the program has frequently been recognized for the quality and impact of the work we do with "at-risk" youth.

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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...

Turning "at-risk" kids into productive, contributing members of their communities.

Ways to make it better...

If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...

Devote my time to fund raising

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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...

Feeling that I made a difference with young lives

The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...

Caring people who want to contribute to the lives of others

If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...

Expand our programs locally, and creat satellite programs in other cities

Ways to make it better...

I could have worked with them full-time

In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...

Fund raising and fund raising

One thing I'd also say is that...

My experience with the organization, though hard at times, has been very satisfying

When was your last experience with this nonprofit?

2010

January 15, 2010

In the mid-1980's I served as a volunteer in the Emergency Room of Atlanta's major municipal hospital. While there I became aware of the hopelessness of many of our less-fortunate teenagers, and I wondered what I could do to make a difference. In 1987 I became involved with a group founding a long-term mentoring program for "at-risk" teens, now known as YES!Atlanta. For 2-1/2 years I served as the group's volunteer executive director and have remained on the Board of Directors ever since. Based on the voluntary participation of trained adults as Coaches (or mentors), we work with a small number of teens for a year or more, to enable them to see new possibilities for themselves and to make choices that can empower them to become fulfilled and contributing members of their community.

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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...

the feeling that I have helped young people to see new possibilities for their lives, and empowered them to make these possibilities a reality.

If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...

Work with more youth locally, and help create similar organizations in other cities.

How frequently have you been involved with the organization?

About every month

When was your last experience with this nonprofit?

2010

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