Youth Experience Survey (YES)

Evidence2Success is powered by the Children and Youth Cabinet (CYC), and is championed by leaders from the Providence Public School Department, the Department of Children, Youth and Families, the Rhode Island Department of Health and the City of Providence among others. Evidence2Success is central to achieving the CYC’s goals, mission and philosophy of supporting children from cradle to career. For this reason, Providence signed on to be the pilot site.

The Youth Experience Survey (YES) is part of a citywide framework intended to promote children’s healthy development called Evidence2Success. The survey provides answers about what communities need for children and teens to grow up healthy, ready to learn and prepared for success in life. What we learn can help schools, public agencies, and community leaders better plan important programs and services for young people.

The YES survey was first administered in Providence in 2012 to students in grades 6, 8, 10 and 12.  The information from that survey was used to identify programs that have since been used at PPSD schools in support of students. For the 2018 administration, Providence students in grades 6, 8-10, and 12 will be surveyed.