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The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is a nonprofit organization based in New Orleans, Louisiana, dedicated to empowering youth through education, enrichment, and mentorship programs. With multiple locations across the city, YEP serves a diverse community, focusing on equipping young individuals with the skills and resources they need to succeed. Celebrating over 20 years of impactful service, YEP has earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, reflecting its commitment to transparency and effectiveness in addressing the needs of local youth. Through various initiatives, including educational centers and thrift shops, YEP fosters personal growth and community engagement among its participants. Generated from the website

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in New Orleans is a nonprofit organization committed to Quaker action for a just world, focusing on economic justice, global peace, migration and immigrant rights, and prisons and policing. One of their programs, Peace by Piece New Orleans, supports and mobilizes Black youth in the Hollygrove neighborhood through political education and community organizing to confront systems of inequality, poverty, and violence, aiming to create sustainable and equitable communities rooted in self-determination and empowerment. Generated from the website