East Liberty nonprofit Youth Enrichment Services Named 2019 Champion in Action
“Trib Total Media recognizes the power of the mentorship provided to young people in the Pittsburgh region by Youth Enrichment Services.”
— Jennifer Bertetto, Trib Total Media President and CEO
By Courier Editor, March 4, 2019
The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that Youth Enrichment Services (YES), a nonprofit providing socially and economically at-risk youth the opportunity to achieve success through participation in mentorship, education and enrichment programs, has been named a 2019 Champion in Action in the category of Youth Leadership. The award, announced jointly by Citizens Bank, WPXI-TV, Trib Total Media and Pittsburgh Cares, includes $35,000 in unrestricted funding as well as promotional and volunteer support for the organization’s outstanding work, according to a release.
Youth Enrichment Services (YES) provides empowerment, experiential opportunities, academic enrichment and summer employment as positive pathways to future success. YES partners with local organizations to create synergy and generates transformative stories, national accolades and positive research outcomes.
Conference presentations
Jones, D. L., Jones, and Porter, M. Harnessing Black Boy Joy: Voices to Men as a Public Health Intervention. American Public Health Association. November 2022. Boston, MA.
Jones, D. F., Jones, D. L. Where’s our place in this?: Lessons Learned regarding Stakeholder Engagement in a Community-Centered Violence Prevention Community Partnership. American Public Health Association. November 2022. Boston, MA.
Jones, D. L, McLaughlin, L., and Jones, D. F. Black Girl Magic: Black girls defining holistic health through community-based female empowerment and wellness initiative. American Public Health Association. October 2020.
Jones, D. F., Jones, D. L., and McLaughlin, L. Whole food, new mind: Gauging youth perspectives on receiving food assistance within a summer program. American Public Health Association. October 2020.
Jones, D. F., Jones, D. L., and McLaughlin, L. Black boys' health matters: Lessons learned from a community-based male mentoring program. American Public Health Association. October 2020.
Jones, D. F., Jones, D. L., and McLaughlin, L. Fusing Geospatial (GIS) Education and Youth-Led Participatory Action Research: A Case Study of Urban Youth Engagement in CBPR Approaches to Address Lead Exposure and Tobacco use in Pittsburgh Communities. Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership – Forbes Fund. December (2019).
Jones, D. F, Jones, D. L., and McLaughlin, L. “Don’t forget about us”: Examining Declines in Sport Participation Among Black and White Rural Female Athletes. American Public Health Association. November (2019).
Jones, D. L, Jones, D. F., and McLaughlin, L. Measuring Up: An Analysis of Youth Enrichment Services’ Efforts to Increase College Access and Persistence Among Low-income Students of Color. American Public Health Association. November (2019).
Jones, D. L, Jones, D. F., and McLaughlin, L. Recovering Lost Narratives: Exploring a Community-Institution Partnership to Document Narratives of Opioid Survivors. American Public Health Association. November (2019).
Jones, D. F, Feigenbaum, P., Jones, D. L., and McLaughlin, L. Justice Entrepreneurship: Incubating the Work of Community Literacy in Pittsburgh. Conference on Community Writing. October (2019).
Jones, D. F., Jones, D. L., and McLaughlin., L. "Camp FeWi: A Response to Declining Female Sport Participation." ASAC. May 2019.
Jones, D. F., Feigenbaum, P., & Jones, D. L. Performing Trust through Wise Mentorship. Conference on College Composition and Communication. March (2019).
Jones, D. F., Poindexter, M., & Jones, D. L. University, the Health Department, and the Community partnering to address Lead Exposure and Lead Awareness in Lincoln-Lemington. American Public Health Association. November (2018).
Jones, D. L., Tulikangas, M., Messina, O., Jones, D. F., & Karen Hacker. Harnessing Youth Power: A community-institution partnership to examine tobacco in the retail environment. American Public Health Association. November (2018).
Darsow, E., Jones, D., Poindexter, M., & Jones, D. F. Fusing Geospatial (GIS) Education and Youth Led Participatory Action Research: A case study of urban youth engagement source mapping to address lead exposure in Lincoln-Lemington. American Public Health Association. November (2018).
Darsow, E., Jones, D., Poindexter, M., & Jones, D. F. Closing the STEM Achievement Gap with Open Source Tools: A case study examining the use of technical education and peer teaching in a youth-led community-based participatory research project. American Public Health Association. November (2018).
Jones, D. L., Poindexter, M., & Jones, D. F. Moving Youth-Involved Partnerships Forward in Addressing Community Health: Lessons Learned in a Community Participatory Lead Research Project. American Public Health Association. November (2018).
Jones, D. F., Jones, D. L., & McLaughlin, L. R. Exploring Gender-Specific Sport Programs™ Role in Building Participants™ Self-Concepts, Sport Attitudes, and Long-term Sport Engagement. IC-PASHDA, Accra, Ghana. September (2018).
Jones, D. F., Jones, D. L., & McLaughlin, L. R. Utilizing a Youth Driven Employment and Self-Enrichment Model for Conscious Community Development. ASAC. May (2018).
Jones, D. F, Jones, D. L., Smith, M., Leppma, M., Bishop, J., Chester, A., & McLaughlin, L. R. Improving Academic Self-Efficacy, School Connectedness, and Identity in Truant Pittsburgh Students: A Preliminary Study of the All About Me Program. American Public Health Association. November 7, 2017.
Jones, D. L., & Jones, D. F. Saying yes to Y.E.S.: A Qualitative Analysis of the Factors that Attract and Sustain Low-Income Students™ Participation in Summer Learning Programs. May (2017).
Jones, D. F., Jones, D. L., and McLaughlin, L. Voices from within: A Qualitative Analysis of YES™ Juvenile Diversion Program. Presented at the 116 Annual Conference of American Public Health Association, October 29-November 2, 2016. Denver, Colorado.
Jones, D. F., Jones, D. L., Lepma, M., & Bishop, J. Mentor Self-Efficacy and Mentorship Knowledge in Disadvantaged Youth: An Exploratory Study of a Teen Peer-Mentorship Training Program. Presented at the 2nd Annual International Conference on Physical Activity and Health and Development in Africa, September 21 – September 23, 2016. Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.