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A Certified Agency of the
United Way
of South Hampton Roads

 

YES
P.O. Box 5802
Chesapeake, VA 23324
Office: (757) 545-8766
Fax: (757) 545-8799
yesamerica@yahoo.com

In the summer of 2008 YES held two awesome summer camp experiences in South Hampton Roads Virginia, a Music Production Camp and a TV Production Camp.

:: YES MAKES NEWS ::
2009 Summer Camps are coming!

YES 2009 Music Production &
Music Video Boot Camp

2009 YES TV/ Film Boot Camp

YES Performing
Arts Summer Camp

July 10 – August 19 Chesapeake, VA. The six-week camp will culminate in two professional theatre presentations at the Chrysler Museum Theatre starring the youth participants.

YES Site Launches in Louisville!

Elim Baptist Church in Louisville, KY is the latest to join the YES Family. Pastor Vincent James and Monica Brown, Executive Director of the church's Oasis Life Center, began spearheading the effort nine months ago.

YES Earns National Recognition  
The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) recently announced that the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority (NRHA) won an award for Program Innovation in youth services for NRHA’s collaboration with Youth Entertainment Studios, Inc. (YES).
YES Across the Nation and Around the World
Boston, New Jersey, Knoxville, Norfolk, London ...
YES empowers youth in media arts and technology through linking their passion for youth culture with technology and communication skills.
YES Offers Customized Curricula
Youth Entertainment Studios now offers customized curricula development services to organizations wishing to start media arts and technology programs...
YES Girls
YES launched a girls media program in Chesapeake, VA designed to reach girls...
Radio-LOG Boston
"Two years ago, the girls decided to fight fire with fire. If many popular songs use derogatory and sexually abusive terms to refer to young women, then maybe they should put out their own message -- on their own radio station..." Radio Girl
YES Gets Locked Up!  
Youth Entertainment Studios, Inc. (YES) and Tidewater Detention Home (TDH) entered into a unique partnership to launch a music recording studio inside the Chesapeake, VA juvenile detention facility to assist in reducing the recidivism rate...

:: What People Are Saying About YES ::

"YES is one of the most innovative and exciting educational programs I've come across." -Edward James Olmos, Actor, Producer, Director

YES Alumnus, Adam Ballard, is featured in Dan Rather's new book, The American Dream. Plus more from Mike Tirico of ABC Sports/ESPN and Blair Underwood, Actor/Director. Full Story...

:: Alumnus Profiles ::

Coming Full Circle: Hard, but worth it!
The headline describes Brian Toppins’ journey to Atlanta for professional ProTools certification courses. Successful completion would make Brian one of the few professional music engineers and producers in the Hampton Roads Virginia region to achieve this industry recognized certification and take him closer to his goal of becoming a top producer in the music industry. The road, however, was not easy...
Adam Ballard
See how YES has been instrumental in launching the career of this up and coming writer/director. Full Story...

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Upcoming...

  • Girls Impact
    Starts Febuary 2009
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    Saturdays beginning 2009 (Fridays 5pm-9pm)
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    Saturdays beginning 2009
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    Start July 2009