During a sabbatical semester in Fall 2018, "Community Literacy Journal (CLJ)" co-editor Paul Feigenbaum volunteered as a "Scholar-in-Residence" at Youth Enrichment Services (YES), a nonprofit established in 1994 that is based in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Guided by its mission "to create hope out of hopelessness, paint a bright future out of uncertainty and give young people from inner-city and urban communities a portrait of themselves as successful, empowered, and confident leaders," YES empowers local students through its mentorship-based educational, cultural, and professional literacy programs. After the sabbatical ended, Paul interviewed YES Founder and Executive Director Dr. Floyd Jones and YES Program Director Denise Jones about the successes and challenges of supporting youth transformation into mentors, leaders, and community advocates.