October 22, 2025
The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release.
On Wednesday, October 22, Youth Enrichment Services (YES), a nonprofit organization committed to providing impactful and rewarding outdoor experiences to thousands of young people throughout Boston, celebrated its future headquarters in Jamaica Plain with a beam raising ceremony. In recognition of a deep and longstanding partnership spanning 20 years, the Yawkey Foundation awarded a generous $1.5 million grant to name YES’s new headquarters in honor of its founder, the Richard Williams Youth Development Center.