The 2025 YES to YOUTH fundraising gala extravaganza will be held on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center.
 
Themed “Bridgeway to a Brighter Future”, Funds raised will be devoted to supporting the growing needs of YES to YOUTH’s BridgeWay Emergency Youth Shelter, serving youth who are in crisis.
 
The mission of YES to YOUTH is to strengthen the emotional and mental health development of youth and families by providing crisis intervention, mental health counseling, and suicide prevention services. Through the BridgeWay Emergency Youth Shelter, youth (ages 10-17) are provided a safe and nurturing home where abused, battered, sex-trafficked, homeless, and at-risk youth begin healing from the past and become empowered for the future. Also included are prevention presentations and crisis counseling in schools, parenting and youth skills groups, and a 24-hour crisis hotline at 888-756-8682.