In August 2024, the Aviva Foundation awarded 1625 Independent People’s Youth Education Service (YES) a generous three-year grant of £173,000. This funding enables the charity to employ a dedicated Support and Progression Coach, ensuring vulnerable young people receive...
Acrostic poem by a YES young person – summer 2022
Acrostic poem by a YES young person written summer 2022 Hide Market Huge gates locked away Individual buildings indifferent to each other Drawn into the side with neon colours Exploding with artistic impulsions Mind expanding, learning and adapting Along with sense of...
Dyslexia Support Grant Awarded
We are pleased to announce that YES has received a grant to deliver a dyslexia support project for young people in Bristol. Following the success of the adult dyslexia support programme that YES has delivered for years the JJ Charitable Trust has awarded YES with a...
Award from the Lord Mayor of Bristol
We are thrilled to share that our Essential Skills Coordinator, Chris Cox, has been awarded the Lord Mayor’s Medal for her work with the Youth Education Service. Chris has worked tirelessly with YES for many years, leading on the vast majority of our projects,...