Workshops, mentoring, goal tracking, AI insights, and a social feed — all in one place. Your staff spends less time on paperwork and more time with youth.
96
Active Youth
13
Workshops
5
Cohorts
100%
Staff Adoption
Paper sign-in sheets. Excel spreadsheets. Email chains. Phone calls. Sound familiar? YAS Connect replaces all of it with one platform that your staff and youth actually want to use.
Paper workbooks for 700 youth
Digital workbooks on their phones
Staff guessing who needs help
AI-flagged at-risk youth with one click
End-of-program surveys nobody fills out
Real-time engagement data all summer
One platform. Every feature. Zero paper.
Social feed where youth celebrate achievements and hype each other up
Flip cards, quizzes, reflections — not boring lectures. Youth earn XP and badges.
Youth message their mentor directly. Parents message staff. Everyone stays connected.
Personalized career suggestions based on interests, skills, and workshop performance.
Digital schedules, session check-in, post-event surveys, virtual workbooks.
Youth cards with risk flags, activity feed, AI profile reports, workshop analytics.
SMART goals with progress tracking. Mentors see goals and help youth stay on track.
Critical announcements that block the app until youth acknowledge them.
Gamification that drives engagement. Leaderboards, streaks, and achievements.
Run SYEP, school programs, nonprofits — all from one platform with isolated data.
Upload 500+ users in seconds. Auto-assign to mentors. Welcome emails sent automatically.
One-click AI analysis of any youth: strengths, growth areas, recommendations.
Whether you run an SYEP, school district program, or nonprofit — YAS Connect adapts to you.
Orientation workbooks, worksite tracking, financial literacy workshops, professional development
Student Pathways GPS, career counseling, college readiness, quarterly reviews
Mentoring, goal setting, community projects, leadership development
Skills training, job readiness, interview prep, employer connections
"This platform replaced our paper workbooks, spreadsheet tracking, and email chains — all in one place. Our mentors can finally see what their youth are actually doing."
Program Director
Newark SYEP
"I used to spend 30 minutes before every meeting trying to remember what each youth was working on. Now I click their card and know everything in 5 seconds."
Lead Monitor
Summer Program
"The workshops are actually fun — I didn't expect to learn about money and leadership on my phone. The Win Wall is where everyone goes to show what they did."
Youth Participant
NextGEN
Join Newark SYEP and other organizations that are using YAS Connect to engage youth like never before.