AMES, Iowa — Three Iowa State football players are teaming up with YSS to make a difference off the field. Quarterback Rocco Becht and tight...
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At 13 years old, Hattie has already built a reputation in her family for turning compassion into action. Inspired by the memoirs Beautiful Boy and...
At Ember Recovery, growth comes in many forms. Lou Scallon, Master Gardener, spends time each week with clients in recovery at Ember Recovery Campus. He...
YSS, a statewide leader in youth behavioral health, is bringing its expertise to the 2025 Iowa State Fair with an eye-opening exhibit designed to raise...
YSS announced today it received a grant for $5,000 from Bayer Fund, a philanthropic arm of Bayer in the U.S. This grant will be used...
YSS is honored to announce it has received a $4,500 Community Betterment Grant from the Polk County Board of Supervisors. The funding will support programming...
Dear Community Partners and Stakeholders, We want to share an important update regarding the future of behavioral health services at YSS. As of July 1,...
With the snip of a ribbon and a swell of applause, a new chapter has officially begun for some of Iowa’s most vulnerable youth. YSS...
AMES, Iowa – YSS continues to celebrate a transformational $1 million gift from Variety – the Children’s Charity, which has helped bring Ember Recovery Campus...
YSS Rooftop Gardens celebrated its first graduation in December, honoring the inaugural cohort of six who, through hands-on experience in hydroponic vertical gardening, learned essential...
