We are grateful to have been awarded a 2024 Lived Experience Impact Grant for $25k. YSS is one of 8 organizations across the nation to receive an award. The grant will be used for workforce development for transition-age youth. Thank you for believing in our mission.

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Did you see the feature on MPACT on KCCI? The collaboration between MARSHALLTOWN IOWA POLICE DEPARTMENT and YSS dispatches social workers to accompany police on calls involving mental illness, family conflict, substance use, and emotional/behavioral situations.

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The change in seasons hasn't just brought new growth to the grass and trees ... take a look at Ember Recovery Campus!! If you haven't seen it since winter, we've made so much progress. #WeAreYSS

Upcoming OWI 12-hour course at YSS:

🗓️ 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: April 26th and 27th
⏰ 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: Friday 4-8 pm; Saturday 8 am-5 pm
📍 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 125 South 3rd St. Ames, IA 50010
💵 𝐅𝐞𝐞: $180
🔒 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: (515) 232-4977 or tinyurl.com/2s3acchm

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Coming soon to Des Moines!! Check out this cool feature by Mission: Employable on Rooftop Gardens!

Thanks to the Iowa wolves and Landus for hosting some AMP youth and staff at Friday night's game! We got to see former Iowa State Men’s Basketball star and YSS Ambassador Gabe Kalscheur in action!!

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🏀Gonna be a late night!! Cyclones vs. Illinois | 9:09 p.m. | TBS/truTV

Let's go!! Photo courtesy: Iowa State Men’s Basketball

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🏀🏀TGIF Cyclone Basketball and Nyamer Diew 🏀🏀

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🏀🏀Did somebody say hoops?🏀🏀

Iowa State Men’s Basketball Drake Basketball

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Phew … Team Finance escaped!! No better way to celebrate meeting some huge milestones as a team than putting their problem-solving skills to work at No Escape Iowa last week.

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