When Noah was in second grade, he moved in with his grandparents while his mother struggled with substance use. Amidst the turmoil in his personal...
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Sarina Flathers, YSS Community Engagement Coordinator, was named a recipient of the “FUEL 4 Under 40” award by the Ames Chamber of Commerce. She was...
YSS held its 2023 Recognition Luncheon on Jan. 26 at the Gateway Hotel in Ames. The annual event celebrates YSS’s supporters, as well as highlights...
Foster care youth held the annual AMP Day on the Hill event on Jan. 24 at the Iowa State Capitol. The event included a press...
Effective immediately, YSS has rebranded its long-standing and highly successful residential addiction treatment program as "Ember Recovery." For more than 40 years, addiction recovery has...
When Nile Horak changed his major to Elementary Education at Iowa State University, his advisor sent him an application for a job at YSS Kids...
YSS was one of three Iowa nonprofit organizations selected to be part of Gov. Kim Reynolds' inauguration and receive proceeds from the Inaugural Committee. On...
Residents from Green Hills Community, a retirement and assisted living facility in Ames, made a surprise visit to YSS in early December. Their mission? To...
Amanda Briggs, YSS Chief Financial Officer, was named "Best Accountant" in the 2022 Best of Story County contest. Briggs oversees the accounting, people development (human...
Gina remembers the day she learned her 14-year-old son, CJ, was addicted to nicotine, alcohol, and opioids. On a Monday morning in May 2019, she...
