What is 'YES21!' ?
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YES21! is a program for our young adults. It is about having fun and socializing at an organized event. Our young adults have enjoyed everything from game nights to Halloween Parties and Valentine Dinners. We’ve gone to the movies and held barbecues! We even went horseback riding. The chaperoned events are structured to create lots of fun and wonderful opportunities for engagement. When we began the goal was to hold one event per month, but the pandemic made that impossible. We’re back now though, with high hopes for 2022.
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Where does the name 'YES21!' come from?
Our full name is ‘Young Elite Society’ and the ‘21’ represents both the transition into adulthood and the Down syndrome chromosome. But we like calling ourselves YES21!
Who can be a part of YES21! ?
Any individual in our CRDSS family who is age 18 and above is welcome to be a part of YES21! The YES21! young adults are a great group and having cool opportunities to socialize, grow friendships, and share with others is wonderful. It’s all about creating activities to stay socially engaged and have fun. If you'd like to speak with someone about the program, reach out to YES21! program coordinator Susie Williams at susiemwilliams@hotmail.com.
Some YES21! Program Details
- To speak with someone at CRDSS, email Executive DIrector Lauren Smith and she'll set you up!
- All organized YES21! events will be promoted to the CRDSS member households and RSVPs are required for all attendees so we can best plan.
- Costs associated with the event such as tickets, venues, group transportation, snacks & food, speaker honorariums, etc are covered by CRDSS. Personal expenses such as local transportation, parking charges, costumes, etc are the individual responsibility of the family.
- If the participating young adult needs special assistance with anything for a YES21! event, they need to be accompanied by an adult/guardian.
- We’re always looking for the event chaperones so let us know if you’d like to be on a list.
Our 2022 Events
Friday May 13, 2022 ---- POSTPONED
Expression Through Voice - a workshop
Penn State University, 304 Ford Building, University Park. (Parking details will be provided to those that RSVP.)
Description: In this session we will learn how our voices work and the wonderful things our voices can do. We will use our voices for activities including acting and singing. Please come, share your voice, and join in the fun.
Instructor: Megan Stradtman is a Speech Language Pathologist and current Doctoral Candidate in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the Penn State University.
RSVP: by Wednesday May 11 at 5pm. Click here to tell us who is coming.
Expression Through Voice - a workshop
Penn State University, 304 Ford Building, University Park. (Parking details will be provided to those that RSVP.)
Description: In this session we will learn how our voices work and the wonderful things our voices can do. We will use our voices for activities including acting and singing. Please come, share your voice, and join in the fun.
Instructor: Megan Stradtman is a Speech Language Pathologist and current Doctoral Candidate in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the Penn State University.
RSVP: by Wednesday May 11 at 5pm. Click here to tell us who is coming.