Amherst YES (Youth Engaged in Service)

Enrollment Procedures

To sign up for the YES program you must be between the ages of 12-20. You must either live in the Town of Amherst or to school within the Town boarders.

1. Enter web address: www.amherstyes.org

2. Click on the Sign Up button. You will then enter your name, email address, and create a password.

3. Wait for administrator approval. Accounts are approved after a YES application has been completed, turned in, and processed.   

4. After your account is approved, you may sign up for the mandatory New Member Orientation.

5. When you choose your events, you will be limited to signing up for events/waitlists. The limit varies according to opportunity availability. You may add another, after an event has passed. 

6. IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND AN EVENT YOU HAVE SIGNED UP FOR, YOU MUST REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THAT EVENT, MORE THAN 2 HOURS PRIOR. You must log onto the system to remove yourself. This is very important. By removing yourself, you will open up the spot for someone else. If you do not do so, it is considered a NO-SHOW. Three NO-SHOWS in one calendar year will result in dismissal from the program.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 631-7210 or at astravalaci@amherst.ny.us

Amherst YES Awardees 2024

Congratulations!! The following YES members are receiving awards for their service in 2025:

Pranav Biju- 61 Hours-Silver Award

Amina Bussakan-30 Hours-Bronze Award

Justin Cai-39 Hours-Bronze Award

Snigdha Chakravarti-32 Hours-Bronze Award

Ananya Chandra 26 Hours-Bronze Award

Abie Chen- 33 Hours-Bronze Award

Ariane Chen- 34 Hours-Bronze Award

Ashley Chi-47 Hours-Bronze Award

Grace Chough-31 Hours-Bronze Award

Devarpan Chowdhury-28 Hours-Bronze Award

Samyuktha Dondapati-33 Hours-Bronze Award

Arya Gadkari-38 Hours-Bronze Award

Tamira Ganapathy-28 Hours-Bronze Award

Moksh Gupta-28 Hours-Bronze Award

Driptoron Hait-27 Hours-Bronze Award

Bryan Hoang-49 Hours-Bronze Award

Eric Hofschneider Jr.-29 Hours-Bronze Award

Michelle Huang-32 Hours-Bronze Award

Vivian Huang-25 Hours-Bronze Award

Abraham Joseph-34 Hours-Bronze Award

Deekshitha Keesara-50 Hours-Silver Award

Mohammad Aarish Khan-36 Hours-Bronze Award

Mohammad Aasim Khan-29 Hours -Bronze Award

Nathan Kim-29 Hours-Bronze Award

Mili Krishna-35 Hours-Bronze Award

Akshay Lakshman-28 Hours-Bronze Award

Justin Lee-59 Hours-Silver Award

Daniel Lin-32 Hours-Bronze Award

Ethan Lin-43 Hours-Bronze Award

Sophia Liu-35 Hours-Bronze Award

Aahana Maji-26 Hours-Bronze Award

Reegan Miller-25 Hours-Bronze Award

Vedant Mohan-60 Hours-Silver Award

Ella Mommertz-34 Hours-Bronze Award

Krishna Nandhakumar-108 Hours-Gold Award

Devarsh Parihar-32 Hours-Bronze Award

Jeebahy Prabaharan-31 Hours-Bronze Award

Jeebana Prabaharan-31 Hours-Bronze Award

Eliana Purizhansky-39 Hours-Bronze Award

Riya Ramkumar-29 Hours-Bronze Award

Sahaana Ramprasath-34 Hours-Bronze Award

Vicky Saakyan-34 Hours-Bronze Award

Ariana Scanio-37 Hours-Bronze Award

Alexey Simakov-28 Hours-Bronze Award

Indraja Sujith-59 Hours-Silver Award

Lakshmi Sujith-49 Hours-Bronze Award

Sanjana Suresh-41 Hours-Bronze Award

Sathvik Vaddadi-32 Hours-Bronze Award

Shaurya Vij-41 Hours-Bronze Award

Riley Viyannalage-37 Hours-Bronze Award

Samar Waddanakeri-34 Hours-Bronze Award

Max Wang-29 Hours-Bronze Award

Esha Wright-30 Hours-Bronze Award

Nicolo Zhai-62 Hours-Silver Award

Grace Zhang-43 Hours-Bronze Award

Arianna Ziv-30 Hours-Bronze Award

YES Expectations

The Amherst Youth Engaged in Service program encourages young people to participate as individuals. All forms, requests, sign ups, and phone calls should be made by the youth member. We believe in fostering independence and responsibility, contributing to their overall development. If a student is unable to manage their own volunteerism, it is recommended that they wait to enroll.

We will always welcome questions by parents and guardians.