On Saturday June 16, the Office of the Solicitor partnered with the Atlanta Workforce Development Agency (AWDA) and the ATL Regulators, a motorcycle group, to host a benefit ride for students in the Youth Empowerment Services (Y.E.S.) program.

Y.E.S. is a component of the Mayor’s Youth Program. The program is an alternative to school expulsion or possible jail sentencing for at-risk Atlanta Public Schools (APS) youth between the ages of 12-24. Y.E.S. participants engage with an assigned mentor to identify and achieve personal goals. They complete 40 hours of community service, receive job readiness training and counseling services. Program participants have gone on to successfully meet their personal goals, including attending college and turning their lives around.

From left to right :Charlie Flemming (Pres. Atlanta-North Georgia Labor
Council, AFL-CIO), Raines Carter (City of Atlanta, City Solicitor), behind
Mr. Carter Quentin Williams (Pres. Regulators of Atlanta), Terry Martin
(Y.E.S. Program Director), Dr. Sherman Bonds (Educator & Author),
Huxie Wilkins (AWDA SR. Project Manager), on knee in front of
Mayor Franklin Clarence Griffin (Sr. Investigator, Solicitor Office),
on right of Chief Pennington are some of the Regulators