Need help with youth education transition issues? Looking for fun and exciting extracurricular activities for youth? How about parent education classes or youth sponsorship programs?

JUST SAY YESS!
Youth Education Support Services
Youth Education Support Services [YESS] is responsible for assisting military youth on Ft. Jackson with transition issues and providing extracurricular activities from arts to life skills.

What Can YESS Do For You?
Provide a youth sponsor for incoming youth at Ft. Jackson or provide volunteer opportunities for youth to serve as a youth sponsor or a member of the CYS Welcome Wagon.

Offer access to youth computer labs and homework centers.

Provide support to military family members who home school.

Along with CYS Outreach Services, provide parent classes related to youth education issues.

The Three Elements of the YESS Program are:
Youth Education Liaison Services
YESS Director
Bldg. 3392 Magruder Avenue
Ft. Jackson, SC 29207
Phone: (803) 751-3053

School Liaison Services
School Liaison Officer
Bldg. 3392 Magruder Avenue
Ft. Jackson, SC 29207
Phone: (803) 751-6150

Instructional Programs (SKIES Unlimited)
Instructional Programs Specialist
Bldg. 3392 Magruder Avenue
Ft. Jackson, SC 29207
Phone: (803) 751-6777

School Liaison Services
Available to all military parents of school-aged children regardless of the school students attend.

Provides assistance with:
Issues with school registration and academic credits

Coordination of transition services

Information on local school systems, curriculum and school opportunities

Liaison with Fort Jackson command on educational issues affecting military children

To access any School Liaison Services, contact Ruth Russell, FJ's School Liaison Officer and advocate for military families, at 751-6150.

Home Schooling & Home School Support
Planning to home school your youth while assigned to Fort Jackson?  Contact the School Liaison Officer at 751-6150 for information on home school requirements in South Carolina.

Looking for support in home schooling your child/youth?  Child & Youth Services is capable of providing the following types of support to home schooled youth:

·          Open recreation opportunities

·          Sports/fitness opportunities

·          Use of the Youth Center during school hours
           (gymnasium, technology lab)

·          Information on support groups in the Columbia area (see listing)

·          Space for support group meetings and/or support group events

Contact the Youth Education Support Services Director at 751-3053 for details.

Youth Sponsorship
Is your family PCSing to Fort Jackson soon? Would you like more information on Child & Youth Services Programs or would you like to be linked to a sponsor to help you learn about the area or just make a new friend? We welcome you and want to hear from you! Visit the Fort Jackson Youth Sponsorship site and apply for a Youth Sponsor at Youth Sponsorship.

For more information on adjusting to PCS moves and making new friends at your new duty station, visit MTOM. To read all about Fort Jackson and the surrounding area, go to SITES or check out Youth Information Handbook which covers all things cool and fun about living on Fort Jackson!

Leaving Fort Jackson soon?   Let us help you find a youth sponsor at your next installation.  Call the YESS Director at 751-3053 for assistance.

CYS Welcome Wagon
New to Fort Jackson?  Let's the CYS Welcome Wagon visit your child/youth.  Children/youth currently enrolled in CYS programs visit newcomer's to the community welcoming them with smiling faces and a bag of gifts and letting them know that Fort Jackson is a great place to live!   

If you would like your child welcomed to the community, please contact the YESS Director at 751-3053 or submit the Welcome Wagon Request Form to the Central Enrollment Office at 3392 Magruder Ave in the Joe E. Mann Building.

With Instructional Programs, the "SKIES" the Limit!
*  SKIES stands for Schools of Knowledge, Inspiration, Exploration, and Skills (SKIES Unlimited) which is the basis for instructional programs on Ft. Jackson.
*  Instructional programs partners with other community child/youth organizations to provide exciting instructional programs which are appealing and fun for children and youth. For a current calendar of SKIES classes and more information, click SKIES Instructional Programs.