Founded in 1995 by Isis Sapp-Grant, The Youth Empowerment Mission (YEM) is a community based organization formed to meet the critical needs of young girls in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The goal of YEM is to engage youth, families and community based organizations, schools, law enforement agencies and city officials to work together in creating sustainable alternatives and long-term solutions to violence and deliquency amongst people in high-risk environments. YEM's programs include the Blossom Program for Girls, The "Be The Change" advocacy and leadership program, Girls In Business, and "You Are My Mirror Image," a young woman's project. Since its founding, the organization has provided services to more than 800 youth and families in crisis.