Discover YARN
Our mission
- Mediate access to human resources and services for children, youth (ages 4-21), parents and other adults
- Explore real skill-building opportunities
- Recruit successful role models to mentor students while developing practical and professional skills-for-life
- Assist in the development of appropriate communication skills-written and spoken
- Establish partnerships to form teams to serve the greater good, to meet the needs of ALL families-children and adults.
Our vision
- Identify basic human needs
- Make available the resources and opportunities to transition children, youth, and adults from “traditional lifestyles,” to developing “wholistic survival skills” to achieve successful futures.”
Berthenia L. Gill
Board Chairperson / Treasurer - Retired Educator / Community Advocate
Maria Hoskins
Executive Director - Retired Law Enforcement / Community Outreach Professional
Cassandra Harper
Secretary - Law Clerk
Bernard Chandler
Small Business Owner
Foshanta Garth
Finance Professional
Freddy McClure
Truck Driving Professional
Linda Tatum
Hospital Health Professional
Pat Basing
YARN Staff
Renee Henderson
Community Advocate / Community Leader
Vicky Ray
Victoria Toney
Website Content Professional