The Youth Empowerment Mission, Inc. (YEM) is a community-based organization that was founded in 1995 to meet the critical needs of young people living in the Bedford-Stuyvesant and the surrounding communities of central Brooklyn. YEM is dedicated to creating comprehensive long-term solutions that give young people in high-risk environments real alternatives to violence and delinquency while addressing the underlying conditions that influence this self-destructive life style.

Description and/or History:
YEM is an independent 501 (c)3 non-profit organization that provides support and guidance to young people
and their families in Bedford-Stuyvesant and surrounding communities.

The Youth Empowerment Mission, Inc. (YEM) is a community-based organization that was founded in 1995 to meet the critical needs of young people living in the Bedford-Stuyvesant and the surrounding communities of central Brooklyn. YEM is dedicated to creating comprehensive long-term solutions that give young people in high-risk environments real alternatives to violence and delinquency while addressing the underlying conditions that influence this self-destructive life style.

Contact people:

Isis Sapp-Grant, Executive Director, (718) 857-2447, (email) Ingrid Alleyne-Haynes, Office Manager, (718) 857-2447, (email) Katrina Richardson, Volunteer Coordinator, (718) 857-2447, (email)

Address:

54 MacDonough Street,3rd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11216 (See a map)

Directions:

A-Train to Nostrand Avenue. Walk to 54 MacDonough Street(corner of Tompkins Avenue)   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: A Train to Nostrand Avenue or C Train to Kingston and Throop,   Walk distance (in minutes): 10   Nearest Bus Stop: B25, B26,B44, 5 minute walk