In 2009, Yollocalli received the prestigious National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, a signature initiative of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.  This award is the Nation’s highest honor for out-of-school arts and humanities programs that celebrate the creativity of America’s young people.

For the 2009-2010 school year, Yollocalli received a program quality award for Outstanding Teen Programming in a Community-Based Organization from Chicago’s After School Matters organization.