Dedicated to promoting America’s promise of equal opportunity for equal talent, YES identifies promising students from low-income communities in Los Angeles, NYC, Chicago, and rural Appalachian North Carolina and provides the essential resources and support to meet their academic and socio-emotional needs at every milestone along their journey. YES aims to increase educational access and opportunities and to empower these historically underrepresented students to embrace educational opportunities and self-advocacy in order to make college and career success attainable goals.