The Yass Prize has empowered our youth, families and community by bringing great visibility to our efforts.

focusing on what we know is important for kids really works, and having a network of people now that also agree was super huge.

And through that, we were able to open up our second campus in the city of Wichita.

We don’t want you to rinse, wash, repeat. We want you to build and sustain.

I don’t think I’ve been in a room as supportive as the Yass Prize Semifinalist room in Miami.

and I couldn't be more grateful for what it's done for us, and helping us serve more students and families.

Great education is a vital link for students to become successful citizens.

including public recognition from our Governor and partnership conversations with other education innovators from around the country.

Not only because of the capital, but because of the knowledge that comes by communing with the diverse group of people as opposed to everybody that thinks the exact same way that you might think.

It's given us an opportunity to start critical discussions with our congregations, parents, community leaders and members, about the laws that govern education in Pennsylvania.

in innovators who are doing this type of transformational work, so that others can learn from it and replicate it, so that you can actually grow yourselves.