Our Mission:
To disrupt generational poverty by creating
a Success Mindset™ in all families.
1 in 5 children in Texas live in poverty.
Source: Center for Public Policy Priorities
14% of Texans experience food insecurity.
Meaning that at some point during the year, they experienced difficulty providing enough food due to a lack of money or resources.
Source: Povertytalks.org
Texas ranks 38thin higher education attainment.
Percentage in 2017 of adults ages 25 to 34 who had an associate’s degree or higher.
Source: Talkpoverty.org
Texas ranks 48thin teen birth rate.
Source: Povertytalks.org
We create college & career readiness and family engagement.
We imagine a world where every child is prepared, both intellectually and emotionally, to rise to the highest calling of their hearts. Where all families have the tools to break free from the shackles of poverty, limited opportunity and low expectations. Where every individual contributes fully to America’s prosperity, helping to make our nation stronger, prouder and better.
On average, college graduates earn $2.3 million more over their lifetime.
Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
Unemployment rates for college graduates is 3.8% vs. 12.2% for high school graduates.
Source: Pew Research Center
Associate degree holders have a 28% chance to earn as much as bachelor degree holders.
Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
Proudly serving families in our partner districts.
Latest News & Announcements
Tim Duncan brings YES! to USVI
Thanks to a generous donation from The Tim Duncan Foundation, Yes! Our [...]
Yes! participated in Philanthropitch
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Founder, Lionel Sosa is featured in a new Rivard Report story
The Rivard Report interviewed our founder, Lionel Sosa, detailing his early years [...]
Yes! Our Kids Can is Awarded $250,000 from the San Antonio Area Foundation
San Antonio, TX (Oct. 23, 2018) – Yes! Our Kids Can (YOKC) [...]
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