2025-11-14T07:41:46-06:00 2024-12-31 994625061 CRI ADVISORS LLC 4004 SUMMIT BLVD NE SUITE 800 ATLANTA GA 30319 990 2024-01-01 810689148 YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES YOUT 7702177845 255 N MAIN STREET UNIT 563 JONESBORO GA 30237 EBONY HARRIS CEO 7702177845 2025-11-13 1 0 TIFFANY T ORR CPA P01559485 7703948000 2025-11-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z EBONY HARRIS 255 N MAIN STREET UNIT 563 JONESBORO GA 30237 3049581 0 X WWW.YESS4YOUTH.ORG X 2016 GA TO PROVIDE YOUTH AGES 18-24 IN THE METRO ATLANTA AREA WITH AFFORDABLE AND STABLE HOUSING, PRACTICAL LIFE SKILLS AND AN IDENTIFIABLE SUPPORT SYSTEM TO PROPEL THEM TOWARD THEIR FUTURE GOALS. 4 4 34 25 0 0 1664661 1935847 987417 1107821 0 0 -630 2701 2651448 3046369 0 0 0 0 965243 1436978 0 0 136526 1425178 2225778 2390421 3662756 261027 -616387 983481 710761 820507 1164174 162974 -453413 X TO PROVIDE YOUTH AGES 18-24 IN THE METRO ATLANTA AREA WITH AFFORDABLE AND STABLE HOUSING, PRACTICAL LIFE SKILLS AND AN IDENTIFIABLE SUPPORT SYSTEM TO PROPEL THEM TOWARD THEIR FUTURE GOALS. 0 0 1002677 721058 INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM (ILP) YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES (YESS) YOUTH QUEST INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM (ILP) IS A THREETIER PROGRESSIVE INITIATIVE THAT STANDS AT THE FOREFRONT OF SUPPORTING YOUNG INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD SUSTAINABLE INDEPENDENCE. OUR PROGRAM IS METICULOUSLY STRUCTURED, OFFERING A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO NURTURING THE YOUTH AND EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO THRIVE IN THEIR PURSUIT OF SELFSUFFICIENCY. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2017, YESS HAS PROVIDED SCATTEREDSITE SUPPORTIVE INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES, STEADILY EXPANDING ITS REACH. YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES (YESS) CONTINUES TO ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE YOUNG ADULTS UNDER THEIR CARE. AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS, 57% TRANSITIONED INTO FULLTIME EMPLOYMENT, EQUIPPING THEM WITH ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND OPENING DOORS TO LONGTERM FINANCIAL STABILITY. ADDITIONALLY, HALF OF THE YOUTH OBTAINED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS WHILE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM (ILP), CREATING A PATHWAY FOR FURTHER EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. NOTABLY, 14% OF YOUNG ADULTS SUCCESSFULLY SECURED A LEASE UNDER THEIR NAMES, DEMONSTRATING THEIR PROGRESS IN ACQUIRING INDEPENDENT LIVING ARRANGEMENTS AND FOSTERING SELFSUFFICIENCY.THESE ACHIEVEMENTS SERVE AS A TESTAMENT TO THE POSITIVE INFLUENCE OF YESS IN EMPOWERING AND GUIDING YOUNG ADULTS TOWARD A FUTURE MARKED BY SUCCESS AND INDEPENDENCE. IN 2023, YESS LAUNCHED A NEW SUBSET PROGRAM INITIATIVE CALLED YESS BRIDGECONNECT. THE YESS BRIDGECONNECTPROGRAM SUPPORTS YOUNG ADULTS EXITING GEORGIA'S FOSTER CARE SYSTEM BY BRIDGING GAPS INTHEIR TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENT LIVING. RECOGNIZING THAT MANY YOUTH TURN 18 WITHOUT A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED AND MAY LACK SUFFICIENT READINESS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING PLACEMENTS, YESS BRIDGECONNECT OFFERS INDIVIDUALIZED, INTENSIVE SUPPORT. DESIGNED FOR YOUTH WHO HAVE OUTGROWN FOSTER OR GROUP HOME SETTINGS BUT ARE NOT YET PREPARED FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM (ILP) PLACEMENTS, THE PROGRAM ASSIGNS EACH PARTICIPANT A LIFE SUPPORT TEAM, INCLUDING A LIFE COACH AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PEER ADVOCATE. TOGETHER, THEY WORK TO BUILD THE SKILLS AND CONNECT YOUTH WITH RESOURCES NEEDED FOR SUCCESSFUL, INDEPENDENT LIVES BEYOND DFCS/ILP SUPPORT. IN ITS FIRST COHORT, BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 2023, YESS BRIDGE-CONNECTSERVED SEVEN YOUTH. AMONG THESE PARTICIPANTS, THREE YOUNG ADULTS COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL, THREE ARE ENROLLED IN GED CLASSES AND HAVE FINISHED THEIR COURSEWORK IN JULY 2024, AND ONE COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL IN OCTOBER 2024. 942306 215343 REBOUND SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM: THE REBOUND SUPPORT SERVICES (RSS) PROGRAMS EXTEND ACOMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF SERVICES TAILORED TO ASSIST YOUNG INDIVIDUALS AGED 18 TO 24 GRAPPLING WITH DIVERSE LIFE CHALLENGES. TARGETING THREE SPECIFIC GROUPS, THE PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF YOUTH IN TRANSITION FROM CARE, EPISODICALLY HOMELESS YOUNG ADULTS, AND THOSE CLASSIFIED AS HUDDEFINED HOMELESS YOUTH. RSS OFFERS A ROBUST FRAMEWORK FOR YOUTH TRANSITIONING FROM CARE TO CASE MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL AID. CASE MANAGEMENT ENTAILS CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH YOUNG ADULTS NAVIGATING THE SHIFT FROM INDEPENDENT LIVING PLACEMENTS, CRAFTING INDIVIDUALIZED PLANS TO ADDRESS THEIR SPECIFIC TRANSITIONAL NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS. OUR ADEPT LIFE COACH TEAM PROVIDES INVALUABLE GUIDANCE, UNWAVERING SUPPORT, AND ACCESS TO VITAL RESOURCES, FACILITATING A SEAMLESS TRANSITION FROM FOSTER CARE OR OTHER CARE SYSTEMS TO INDEPENDENT LIVING. FINANCIAL AID IS AVAILABLE TO COVER PIVOTAL EXPENSES LIKE HOUSING, EDUCATION, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS. IN 2023, YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL PRESTIGIOUS TWO YEAR HUD YOUTH HOMELESS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT (YHDP) JOINT RAPID REHOUSING/TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING HOMELESS YOUTH IN ATLANTA. NOTABLY, YESS IS THE PIONEERING YHDP RECIPIENT IN GEORGIA. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, TEN YOUNG ADULTS BENEFIT FROM THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING INITIATIVE ANNUALLY, ENSURING A SECURE AND STABLE HOUSING ENVIRONMENT FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. ADDITIONALLY, 20 YOUNG ADULTS RECEIVE ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE RAPID REHOUSING SERVICES, WHICH PROVIDE MEDIUMTERM RENTAL AID AND COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING HOUSING STABILITY CASE MANAGEMENT. THESE SERVICES ARE EXTENDED TO INDIVIDUALS AND PARENTS OF YOUNG ADULTS AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 24. YESS ALSO LAUNCHED ITS DIRECT CASH TRANSFER AS PREVENTION PROGRAM. THE DIRECT CASH TRANSFER AS PREVENTION (DCTP)PROGRAM ALIGNS WITH YESS'S MISSION TO EMPOWER HOMELESS YOUTH THROUGH AUTONOMY, DIGNITY, AND INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT. BY PROVIDING DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE, DCTP ENABLES HOMELESS YOUTH TO ADDRESS THEIR UNIQUE NEEDSWHETHER SECURING HOUSING, PURSUING EDUCATION, OR ACCESSING HEALTHCAREFOSTERING RESPONSIBILITY AND RESILIENCE. UNLIKE TRADITIONAL WELFARE PROGRAMS, DCTPOFFERS FLEXIBILITY, ALLOWING YOUTH TO RESPOND TO URGENT CHALLENGES IMMEDIATELY AND REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD OF CRISES. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SHELTERS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, YESS ENSURES EXTENSIVE OUTREACH AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR DCTPPARTICIPANTS. YESS'S EXPERIENCE WITH SIMILAR PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE CHAFEE PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND, HAS PREPARED THE ORGANIZATION TO MANAGE CASH TRANSFER INITIATIVES EFFECTIVELY. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS PERSONAL GROWTH AND STABILITY FOR YOUTH, STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES, AND LESSENS RELIANCE ON SOCIAL SERVICES. YESS ANTICIPATES SERVING 50 YOUNG ADULTS, EQUIPPING THEM WITH RESOURCES FOR A BRIGHTER, SELFSUFFICIENT FUTURE. 958398 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING & RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM: YESS IS THE FIRST ORGANIZATION IN GEORGIA TO BEAWARDED THE JOINT TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND RAPID REHOUSING (TH/RRH) GRANT THROUGH THE CITY OF ATLANTA, AND IT HAS ALSO RECEIVED A JOINT TH/RRH AWARD FOR GWINNETT AND CLAYTON COUNTIES THROUGH THEIR BALANCE OF STATE. THE RAPID REHOUSING SEGMENT OF THIS PROGRAM HAS PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN EXPEDITING THE TRANSITION OF HOMELESS YOUTH INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, YESS HAS PROVIDED NEARLY 100 YOUNG ADULTS WITH FINANCIAL AID, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO SECURE STABLE HOUSING MORE QUICKLY, PREVENTING PROLONGED HOMELESSNESS AND ENHANCING THEIR OVERALL WELLBEING. HIS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH IS A VITAL INTERVENTION THAT PROMOTES STABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE FOR YOUNG ADULTS ACROSS MULTIPLE REGIONS. 208057 171670 208057 171670 3111438 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 GA X EBONY HARRIS 7702177845 255 N MAIN ST UNIT 563 JONESBORO GA 30237 DR SHELTON LAND BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NATTLIE RINGER TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAWN MURRAIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA WIGGINS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 EBONY HARRIS CEO 40.00 X 188822 0 16280 LENARD HARRIS CHIEF FACILITIES DIRECTOR 40.00 X 102148 0 15580 290970 0 31860 2 0 1 0 0 3725 1719109 213013 1935847 FOSTER CARE REVENUE 624200 720533 720533 GRANTS AND CONTRACT RE 624200 387288 387288 1107821 250 0 250 250 250 3212 3725 3212 0 OTHER REVENUE 900099 2451 2451 2451 3046369 1108071 0 2451 188822 147611 23652 17559 1000660 782260 125346 93054 19907 15562 2494 1851 139925 109386 17527 13012 87664 68531 10981 8152 93533 93533 264928 199202 65726 2733 2733 21788 10572 11002 214 26615 18223 8392 138266 133218 5048 45182 38921 6227 34 32706 9851 22555 300 29940 24350 5590 25273 19586 5687 32893 24501 6042 2350 CLIENT SERVICES 1487533 1487533 SUPPLIES 24388 22131 2257 3662756 3111438 414792 136526 207560 371512 17050 1853 641042 198529 22628 52388 178144 106993 41799 71151 53402 15328 983481 710761 136358 110044 150261 573057 481803 467770 52085 13303 820507 1164174 X -576211 -944063 739185 490650 162974 -453413 983481 710761 -616387 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 2046 100644 164086 1664661 1935847 3867284 2046 100644 164086 1664661 1935847 3867284 102601 3764683 1 250 251 4633 200 2451 7284 3874819 5816754 0.97160 0.99870 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11092 10821 271 167052 96172 70880 71151 OPERATING LEASES LIABILITY 13303 13303 X 3046369 0 3046369 0 3046369 3662756 0 3662756 0 3662756 PART X, LINE 2: UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM TAXES ON INCOME OTHER THAN UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION WAS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024. THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES THE ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES USING THE PROVISIONS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ASC 740, INCOME TAXES. USING THAT GUIDANCE, TAX POSITIONS INITIALLY NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN IT IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THE POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAX AUTHORITIES. IT ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EBONY HARRIS CEO 188822 0 0 0 0 0 5580 0 10700 0 205102 0 0 0 LENARD HARRIS SPOUSE OF CEO 102148 SALARY 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 EBONY HARRIS AND LENARD HARRIS ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ANNUAL FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CEO AND THE BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE POLICY ANNUALLY AND REVIEWS COMPLIANCEDURING BOARD MEETINGS AS APPLICABLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS COMPARABLE SALARY AND BENEFITS SURVEY BASED ON INDUSTRY STANDARDS, AGENCY BUDGET AND FINANCIAL CAPACITY OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND THE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.