Youth Testimonials

Dalis Davis, 10 I like the YELL program because it's fun. We play a lot of games and the field trips are fun.
Bryana Morton, 12 The YELL program is really cool, because it gives us something to do and teaches us important things like history and I like all of the field trips because they take me into the Altoona community.
Kyle Wance, 15 I learned a lot of stuff at the YELL program like computer safety, being nice to others, and learning how to control my anger.

Parent Testimonials

Ann Musa
“The program was amazing. There’s kids here that don’t have an opportunity to travel or go anywhere. My daughter was one of them. And she was able to go to different places, have fun at the same time, and not get into trouble. Thank you.

It was funny. I couldn’t figure out why she would sleep with me until she told me, ‘I want to make sure I get up. Because if you don’t get up or forget to wake me up I’m not going to make it to the community center, to the program.’

We live here because we cannot afford anything else. We couldn’t afford to go anywhere else. Vacation is something important for the kids and you gave them a vacation.”