Youth Empowerment Mission provides youth services and empowerment workshops to young people throughout Brooklyn who are at high risk for gang involvement and delinquency. The incredible results of these programs are undeniable: after participating, youth are less likely to be involved in a gang or with the criminal justice system and more likely to be positively involved in their community.

Voices of Youth was created to make foster care a more supportive experience for teens so they are better prepared for the transition out of care. By helping young people put their feelings into words and preparing them to participate in the training of child care workers, Voices of Youth has trained professionals in all five boroughs to be more aware of and sensitive to the needs of adolescents.

CAAAV responds to systematic anti-Asian violence, from police brutality to worker exploitation, by organizing community members city-wide providing specialized training to those who have been historically denied access to those skills. Recent victories have included the restoration of translation services at a local clinic, the exoneration of a wrongly incarcerated youth, the establishment of a tenants association, and the implementation of permanent translation services an the local public schools.

I Love Our Youth supports young people in Hollis, Queens and Brownsville, Brooklyn by providing role models, positive and challenging youth activities, and volunteer opportunities. Through life skills and civic responsibility training, the basketball league and the dance program, I Love Our Youth has given thousands of children exposure to activities designed to inspire self-esteem, love, understanding, responsibility, and investment in the community.

Sista II Sista's Freedom School for Young Women of Color empowers teenage women living in Brooklyn by promoting community activism and confronting issues of sexism, racism, classism, and ageism. This highly successful program created and run by a collective focuses not only on intellectual and analytical development, but also on the creative, physical and emotional needs of the girls.

SAYA! provides South Asian youth with programs in academic and career preparation, leadership and organizing, sports and arts. As part of its school based activities, SAYA! also does case management and organizes discussion groups for students, cultural sensitivity trainings for school personnel, and translation and advocacy for students and their families.

Make the Road of Walking empowers residents of East New York to confront the systematic economic disenfranchisement and political marginalization they experience. Through programs like The Workplace Justice Project and The Environmental Justice Project, this member-led organization has won the recognition of employers, city officials, and community organizations nation-wide.

BrotherHood and SisterSol was created to address the dire need for supportive programs for Black & Latino youth throughout New York City who are surrounded by poverty, drugs, violence, and racism. Providing young men and women with an opportunity to explore their ideas, identity and future among peers, with the support and guidance of their immediate elders, has literally been a lifesaver for some participants.

GEMS, in recognizing the beauty and worth embodied in all young women, provides educational and transitional services to girls at risk for sexual exploitation and violence. With GEMS support and access to services, young women can break free from the destructive cycle that has prevented them from reaching their full potential.