At Youth Emergency Services (YES), we serve young people coming from crisis, or unstable circumstances. This is why our staff welcomes youth with open arms, not unlike a loving family.

No matter the need, our organization strives to meet young people where they are. It is that commitment, YES Board President Kellie Harry believes, that has been instrumental to YES’ impact.

At Youth Emergency Services (YES), we meet youth where they are. Our Housing Case Manager, Annaye, ensures this. In fact, that’s how she describes her role at YES.

Our team scrambled to find a new facility. Five years later, we found it: the perfect place to host YES’ second location. So perfect, in fact, that, 50 years later, the house serves as our Maternity Group Home!

YES does more than combat youth homelessness. We equip Omaha’s young people with the skills they need to stand on their own two feet. Just ask our current program youth.

Youth Emergency Services (YES) provides safety, security, and stability to young people in need. So that these young people like Caleb receive everything they deserve to achieve their goals.

Do you know how YES got its start? Youth homelessness in Omaha was at an all-time high, so a concerned group of area residents devised a plan to combat youth homelessness…

Learn how YES Board Treasurer Ashley believes our plans to move to one campus in 2025 will help us better serve youth.

For 15 years, Pattie has experienced firsthand how YES reaches and inspires young people, even finding inspiration for herself from the youth we help.

Meet Colby—a homeless youth whose circumstances turned around when Youth Emergency Services (YES) connected him with the resources he needed.