I am a youth seeking support
Explore education, employability, scholarship, and accompaniment programmes built for young people facing barriers.
The scale of the work is measurable. The dignity behind it matters more.
YESJ works across education, employability, youth formation, and direct community response. These numbers offer a grounded view of that reach.
Lives Touched
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Lives Touched
Through direct accompaniment, training, and community programmes across decades of service.
Events Conducted
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Events Conducted
Workshops, camps, festivals, and youth formation spaces.
Active Programs
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Active Programs
Education, employability, and spiritual formation.
Years of Service
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Years of Service
A decade of work with marginalized youth.
AP & Telangana
2 States
AP & Telangana
Serving young people across both Telugu states through dedicated centres.
All Programs
Free
All Programs
Ensuring high-quality training is accessible to all.
Why YESJ exists
Young people need more than access. They need accompaniment.
YES-J was born in 2016 at Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada, as a response to the growing gap between youth potential and social exclusion.
We are not just about delivering programs. We are about walking with young people as they move from exclusion toward dignity. Our work is rooted in the Jesuit tradition of "cura personalis" - care for the whole person.
Discover our storyIn the heart of the Telugu states, many young people are still blocked by poverty, discrimination, weak schooling, and low confidence in spoken English. Those barriers are not small setbacks. They shape who gets to dream safely and who is told to settle.
What blocks youth
Economic insecurity, social exclusion, fragile education systems, and a lack of mentors who can walk with them over time.
What YESJ does
The organisation connects skill development, scholarships, youth formation, and community life so that support does not stop at one workshop or one season.
Our core conviction
The Power of Three YESes
Our philosophy is built on three fundamental affirmations that every young person deserves to hear and believe.
Read the philosophyYES 01
YES to Your Potential.
You are not a deficit to be managed, but a person with agency and imagination.
YES 02
YES to Your Community.
You are called to serve others and lead change where you live.
YES 03
YES to Your Future.
You deserve a practical path to a career, a calling, and a dignified life.
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Storytelling
Watch how YESJ changes lives.
The upcoming film brings together stories from young people, staff, and communities shaped by Summer Shapes, MuST, scholarships, and long-term accompaniment.
What the film covers
Personal stories, training pathways, and the wider social reality young people are navigating in the region.
Until it launches
Use the stories and media sections to explore the work through alumni voices, updates, and photo essays.
Human Impact
Voices of Resilience: Finding a Way Forward
Transformation is not just a statistical goal; it's a personal journey of rediscovering dignity and purpose.
Summer Shapes
“I could not speak a single English sentence. Summer Shapes did not only teach me English. It taught me to believe that I deserve success. Today I am a graduate supporting my family.”
Lakshmi
22 years old • Summer Shapes
Driving and mechanic training
“After dropping out after class 10, I thought daily wage labour would be my future. YESJ's driving programme changed that. I now earn a steady income and I am building my family's first pucca house.”
Ravi Kumar
35 years old • Driving and mechanic training
Scholar Support Programme
“Graduation felt impossible until SSP said yes. I now work in media, and the biggest change was not only financial support. YESJ believed in me when no one else did.”
Sweatha
22 years old • Scholar Support Programme
Media and Reflection
Building a
Public Voice for Youth
Through youth conversations, short learning formats, and public reflection, our media reaches young people where they are, surfacing realities and inviting responsibility.
Take the Next Step
How will you Shape the Future?
Whether through seeking support, offering your unique skills, or funding transformation, your involvement is the spark of change.
I want to volunteer
Support young people with your time, skills, and presence through camps, events, and community programmes.
I want to donate
Help remove financial barriers so that a young person can access training, mentorship, and opportunity.
Stay in touch
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Stay connected to programme updates, stories of transformation, and practical ways to support youth across the region.
- Monthly stories of transformation
- Programme updates and announcements
- Volunteer and partnership opportunities
Collaborators
Partnerships that extend the work.
The work grows through collaboration across philanthropy, education, healthcare, and community organisations that share a commitment to youth dignity.
Coromandel International
Deichman Foundation
Friendly Hands London
KIMS Hospitals Hyderabad
LINSI Foundation
MOM Foundation USA
NorthSouth Foundation
Samaritan Purse Germany
Take the next step
Youth potential is not the problem. Access is.
If you want to be part of the YESJ movement, the homepage should make that choice obvious. Apply for a programme, volunteer your time, or support a young person with a contribution.
Apply
Find the programme that fits your stage, goals, and context.
Volunteer
Offer time, expertise, and presence in ways that strengthen the work.
Support
Help remove the financial barriers that keep young people from opportunity.