Only 12% of public schools in California receive arts education from credentialed teachers. RVSD is one of the few school districts that prioritizes high quality arts education for every student supported by family giving.

California ranks 41st in education spending. There is a funding gap which is made up with fundraising. Programs including art, music and libraries that used to be included in standard public school curriculum are no longer funded by the state. 

Children need the arts. YES provides children  with an enriched, developmentally appropriate and challenging art curriculum that inspires creativity and self-expression, builds self-confidence, develops problem solving and divergent thinking, and promotes students to become lifelong learners.