Suzanne Rusovich

Founded in 2004, the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is a New Orleans-based non-profit organization that annually serves over 1,000 underserved children and young adults between the ages 7-24.YEP has grown significantly over the last 13 years. In our first year of operation, YEP had one program; served 25 youth; and had an annual budget of$235,000. The organization now have seven locations in the Greater New Orleans region and operate ten programs. YEP’s mission is to engage underserved young people through community-based education, mentoring and employment readiness programs to help them develop skills and strengthen ties to family and community.