Empowering Our Girls Y.E.S. Fundraiser

We at Youth Empowerment Services (Y.E.S.) are grateful for the opportunity to serve thousands of middle and high school girls through our various outreach programs. We offer mentoring, school presentations, college tours, community-service opportunities and parenting sessions. Our flagship program is the annual Dream Girls Conference that began in 2014. Through this conference, we target middle and high school girls who are most under-served and disenfranchised. Thousands of youth have attended this event from Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties, as well as from across South Carolina and beyond. Numerous testimonies from girls, their parents, mentors and teachers indicate that the lives of girls have been changed through this conference, with many becoming empowered to avoid at-risk behaviors and to pursue positive goals.

Y.E.S. is currently receiving inquiries for our 2021 Dream Girls Conference. Due to the current pandemic, we are saddened that we will not be able to meet in person in the coming year. However, we are still committed to offering a dynamic, empowering and exciting event in 2021. We are working hard to create a creative, virtual event for girls to participate in with their family or friends at their home, small-group, faith based organization, school or community.

Reports reveal that youth, especially girls, are greatly affected by this pandemic, many being exposed to abuse in their home and community. In addition, many young girls are experiencing emotional and mental health challenges. Through the virtual Dream Girls Conference, we plan to provide the girls with motivational speakers and relevant, thought-provoking and life-chaning information on community resources available to them to help them live their best lives. We plan to present our virtual conference on Saturday, February 27, 2021.