2022-03-10T09:10:47-06:00 2021-12-31 822796982 MKA PALM BEACH LLC 631 US HIGHWAY 1 STE 405 NORTH PALM BEACH FL 334084621 990EZ 2021-01-01 831731712 YOUTH EMPOWERED TO PROSPER INC YOUT 5617202492 1104 N DIXIE HIGHWAY LAKE WORTH FL 33460 LISA COBB EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5617202492 2022-03-10 true LISA COBB XXX-XX-XXXX LYSSA PHIFER P01412565 5618489300 2022-03-10 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X HTTP://WWW.YE2P.ORG/ X X 146687 X 145721 203 763 146687 61769 1700 11645 40689 115803 30884 17663 48547 X 43767 54804 10888 43767 65692 26104 17145 17663 48547 X YOUTH EMPOWERED TO PROSPER IS ORGANIZED TO MAKE A LIFELONG IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF YOUTH WHO NEED US THE MOST AND TO DEVELOP NEXT GENERATION LEADERS WHO ARE PRODUCTIVE AND RESPONSIBLE. YOUTH EMPOWERED TO PROSPER (YEP) WAS ESTABLISHED AS A 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION IN 2018 TO CREATE SUPPORT SERVICES TO EMPOWER YOUTH EXCELLENCE. YEP BELIEVES THAT TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT UNDESERVED YOUTH IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL, WE MUST ADDRESS BOTH BASIC NEEDS AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING. AT THE CORE OF WHO WE ARE, WE SEEK TO EQUIP YOUTH TO EFFECTIVELY COPE WITH LIFE'S STRESSORS; ADAPT TO CONSTANTLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS; SEEK TO ESTABLISH RACIAL EQUITY IN ALL SYSTEMS; AND THRIVE BY USING INNOVATION, ADAPTIVE COMMUNICATION TOOLS, AND A GROWTH MINDSET. YOUNG WOMEN WHO WIN IS A ONE-TO-ONE WEEKLY SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING PROGRAM THAT SERVES MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IN TITLE ONE SCHOOLS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. MENTORS ARE PROFESSIONAL WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN SCREENED AND TRAINED BY YEP STAFF. GIVEN COVID'S LANDSCAPE, THE MENTOR- MENTEE MEETINGS TAKE PLACE IN PERSON AND/OR VIRTUALLY. THE GOALS OF THIS SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING PROGRAM ARE TO DECREASE SCHOOL ABSENTEEISM, INCREASE PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS, AND INCREASE COPING MECHANISMS. PER THE NATIONAL MENTORING PARTNERSHIP, YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE AT-RISK FOR FALLING OFF TRACK BUT HAD A MENTOR ARE 55% MORE LIKELY TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE, 78% MORE LIKELY TO VOLUNTEER REGULARLY, AND 130% MORE LIKELY TO HOLD LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. STUDENTS WHO MEET REGULARLY WITH THEIR MENTORS ARE 52% LESS LIKELY THAN THEIR PEERS TO SKIP A DAY OF SCHOOL. BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, PARENTS, MENTORS, AND STUDENTS EXPRESSING A NEED TO ADDRESS MENTAL WELLNESS THROUGH THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, YEP HAS RECENTLY INCORPORATED SEEKING SAFETY, AN EVIDENCE-BASED, PEER-LED TREATMENT PROGRAM, TO ALLOW MENTORS TO ADDRESS DIFFICULT TOPICS WITH THEIR MENTEES. 2021 WAS A DIFFICULT YEAR TO HOLD FACE-TO-FACE EVENTS, HOWEVER, YEP WAS ABLE TO HOST AN OUTDOOR MENTORSHIP CLOSING CEREMONY FOR MENTORS AND MENTEES TO MEET IN PERSON; FOR MANY, FOR THE FIRST TIME. THIS WAS A SPECIAL TIME FOR MENTEES TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION FOR THEIR MENTORS AND FOR MENTORS TO SHARE ENCOURAGING WORDS WITH THEIR MENTEES. THE CLOSING CEREMONY IS NOW SCHEDULED TO OCCUR YEARLY. IN JANUARY 2021, YEP LAUNCHED THE FUTURE LEADERS PREP COURSE, A VIRTUAL WORKSHOP THAT ENGAGES 50 UNDERSERVED YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 AND 22, WITH A FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL AWARENESS, AND JOB PREPAREDNESS. DYNAMIC KEYNOTE SPEAKERS PRESENTED ON VARIOUS TOPICS RANGING FROM DISCOVERING YOUR PURPOSE, GOAL SETTING THROUGH VISION BOARDS, PUBLIC SPEAKING, MICROAGGRESSIONS AND IMPLICIT BIAS, FINANCIAL LITERACY (BANKING, BUDGETING, AND ESTABLISHING CREDIT), CAREER EXPLORATION, RESUME AND COVER LETTER WRITING SKILLS, INTERVIEW TIPS, AND INTERNSHIP AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES. THE YOUTH EXPRESSED THAT THEY LEARNED NEW LIFE SKILLS THAT IN MANY CASES THEY HAD NOT EXPLORED BEFORE. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM WAS PLANT SEEDS OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY THAT WOULD HELP PREPARE OUR YOUTH FOR LIFE AFTER SCHOOL. DURING THE GRADUATION IN JULY, THE YOUTH WHO COMPLETED THE MAJORITY OF THE COURSES RECEIVED A STIPEND AND A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. SEVERAL PARENTS AND GUARDIANS CAME TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN. THIS PILOT PROGRAM LAUNCHED TEEN LEADERSHIP PBC, AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR TEENAGED STUDENTS AT TITLE ONE HIGH SCHOOLS. THE CURRICULUM WAS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS SIMILAR TOPICS THAT WILL PREPARE OUR YOUTH FOR TOMORROW. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO INSPIRE THE LEADER WITHIN BY DEVELOPING FIVE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING CORE COMPETENCIES INCLUDING SELF-AWARENESS, AWARENESS OF OTHERS, SELF-MANAGEMENT, RELATIONSHIP SKILLS AND RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING. THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT ONLY INCREASE LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO AN EXTREMELY UNDERSERVED SOCIO-ECONOMIC POPULATION BUT ALLOW FOR NEW LIKE-MINDED FRIENDSHIPS AND CONNECTIONS AFFECTING SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, THAT ARE MUCH NEEDED IN THIS PANDEMIC ENVIRONMENT. YOUTH EMPOWERED TO PROSPER PROVIDES YOUTH WITH A JOURNEY OF GROWTH TO ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL, AND OUR PROJECTS HAVE A COMMON THREAD: TO EMPOWER YOUTH EXCELLENCE 115803 115803 CRAIG COBB PRESIDENT 1.00 0 AMANDA DAVIS TREASURER 1.00 0 IMMA PIERRE SECRETARY 1.00 0 LISA COBB EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 55683 false false false false false false false false false FL LISA COBB 1104 N DIXIE HIGHWAY LAKE WORTH FL 33460 5617202492 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 133972 145721 279693 133972 145721 279693 279693 203 203 279896 3420 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 REFUNDS 724 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 39 TOTAL 763 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES PROMOTION/MEDIA 12,081 OFFICE SUPPLIES 4,821 LOCAL TRAVEL 615 WASHINGTON DC CONFERENCE 1,144 INSURANCE - GENERAL LIABILITY 1,026 LICENSING/BUSINESS FEES 221 CONSULTING FEES 5,258 PERSONNEL - PAYROLL FEES 920 MINI GRANTS 13,632 OTHER EXPENSES 550 BANK CHARGES 39 MEMBERSHIPS 382 TOTAL 40,689 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 CREDIT CARD - WELLS FARGO 0 10,888 TOTAL 0 10,888 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 PPP LOAN 8,604 0 EIDL 17,500 17,145 FORM 990-EZ, PART III YOUTH EMPOWERED TO PROSPER IS ORGANIZED TO MAKE A LIFELONG IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF YOUTH WHO NEED US THE MOST AND TO DEVELOP NEXT GENERATION LEADERS WHO ARE PRODUCTIVE AND RESPONSIBLE. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 YOUTH EMPOWERED TO PROSPER (YEP) WAS ESTABLISHED AS A 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION IN 2018 TO CREATE SUPPORT SERVICES TO EMPOWER YOUTH EXCELLENCE. YEP BELIEVES THAT TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT UNDESERVED YOUTH IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL, WE MUST ADDRESS BOTH BASIC NEEDS AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING. AT THE CORE OF WHO WE ARE, WE SEEK TO EQUIP YOUTH TO EFFECTIVELY COPE WITH LIFE'S STRESSORS; ADAPT TO CONSTANTLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS; SEEK TO ESTABLISH RACIAL EQUITY IN ALL SYSTEMS; AND THRIVE BY USING INNOVATION, ADAPTIVE COMMUNICATION TOOLS, AND A GROWTH MINDSET. YOUNG WOMEN WHO WIN IS A ONE-TO-ONE WEEKLY SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING PROGRAM THAT SERVES MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IN TITLE ONE SCHOOLS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. MENTORS ARE PROFESSIONAL WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN SCREENED AND TRAINED BY YEP STAFF. GIVEN COVID'S LANDSCAPE, THE MENTOR- MENTEE MEETINGS TAKE PLACE IN PERSON AND/OR VIRTUALLY. THE GOALS OF THIS SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING PROGRAM ARE TO DECREASE SCHOOL ABSENTEEISM, INCREASE PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS, AND INCREASE COPING MECHANISMS. PER THE NATIONAL MENTORING PARTNERSHIP, YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE AT-RISK FOR FALLING OFF TRACK BUT HAD A MENTOR ARE 55% MORE LIKELY TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE, 78% MORE LIKELY TO VOLUNTEER REGULARLY, AND 130% MORE LIKELY TO HOLD LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. STUDENTS WHO MEET REGULARLY WITH THEIR MENTORS ARE 52% LESS LIKELY THAN THEIR PEERS TO SKIP A DAY OF SCHOOL. BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, PARENTS, MENTORS, AND STUDENTS EXPRESSING A NEED TO ADDRESS MENTAL WELLNESS THROUGH THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, YEP HAS RECENTLY INCORPORATED SEEKING SAFETY, AN EVIDENCE-BASED, PEER-LED TREATMENT PROGRAM, TO ALLOW MENTORS TO ADDRESS DIFFICULT TOPICS WITH THEIR MENTEES. 2021 WAS A DIFFICULT YEAR TO HOLD FACE-TO-FACE EVENTS, HOWEVER, YEP WAS ABLE TO HOST AN OUTDOOR MENTORSHIP CLOSING CEREMONY FOR MENTORS AND MENTEES TO MEET IN PERSON; FOR MANY, FOR THE FIRST TIME. THIS WAS A SPECIAL TIME FOR MENTEES TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION FOR THEIR MENTORS AND FOR MENTORS TO SHARE ENCOURAGING WORDS WITH THEIR MENTEES. THE CLOSING CEREMONY IS NOW SCHEDULED TO OCCUR YEARLY. IN JANUARY 2021, YEP LAUNCHED THE FUTURE LEADERS PREP COURSE, A VIRTUAL WORKSHOP THAT ENGAGES 50 UNDERSERVED YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 AND 22, WITH A FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL AWARENESS, AND JOB PREPAREDNESS. DYNAMIC KEYNOTE SPEAKERS PRESENTED ON VARIOUS TOPICS RANGING FROM DISCOVERING YOUR PURPOSE, GOAL SETTING THROUGH VISION BOARDS, PUBLIC SPEAKING, MICROAGGRESSIONS AND IMPLICIT BIAS, FINANCIAL LITERACY (BANKING, BUDGETING, AND ESTABLISHING CREDIT), CAREER EXPLORATION, RESUME AND COVER LETTER WRITING SKILLS, INTERVIEW TIPS, AND INTERNSHIP AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES. THE YOUTH EXPRESSED THAT THEY LEARNED NEW LIFE SKILLS THAT IN MANY CASES THEY HAD NOT EXPLORED BEFORE. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM WAS PLANT SEEDS OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY THAT WOULD HELP PREPARE OUR YOUTH FOR LIFE AFTER SCHOOL. DURING THE GRADUATION IN JULY, THE YOUTH WHO COMPLETED THE MAJORITY OF THE COURSES RECEIVED A STIPEND AND A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. SEVERAL PARENTS AND GUARDIANS CAME TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN. THIS PILOT PROGRAM LAUNCHED TEEN LEADERSHIP PBC, AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR TEENAGED STUDENTS AT TITLE ONE HIGH SCHOOLS. THE CURRICULUM WAS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS SIMILAR TOPICS THAT WILL PREPARE OUR YOUTH FOR TOMORROW. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO INSPIRE THE LEADER WITHIN BY DEVELOPING FIVE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING CORE COMPETENCIES INCLUDING SELF-AWARENESS, AWARENESS OF OTHERS, SELF-MANAGEMENT, RELATIONSHIP SKILLS AND RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING. THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT ONLY INCREASE LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO AN EXTREMELY UNDERSERVED SOCIO-ECONOMIC POPULATION BUT ALLOW FOR NEW LIKE-MINDED FRIENDSHIPS AND CONNECTIONS AFFECTING SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, THAT ARE MUCH NEEDED IN THIS PANDEMIC ENVIRONMENT. YOUTH EMPOWERED TO PROSPER PROVIDES YOUTH WITH A JOURNEY OF GROWTH TO ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL, AND OUR PROJECTS HAVE A COMMON THREAD: TO EMPOWER YOUTH EXCELLENCE