YES Program

Since 2011, the City of Champaign has partnered with Champaign Unit 4 School District’s Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) to provide Unit 4 students, ages 14-19, with hands-on work experience within our rich local business community for six weeks during the summer.  In January 2017, the program expanded its focus and officially launched its new identity as Youth Employment Services, or YES! While the main focus will still be around the summer employment initiative, the program will now be working with students all year long. They are also looking for connections to employer sites that are able to hire students directly during the school year.