About Us

Welcome,


Young Men Enlightening Younger Men (YMEYM) was formed in September 2007 by founder Wesley Brown with the help of his family and friends. He wanted the opportunity to show the young men within his community that there was a bigger and brighter future ahead of them with unlimited possibilities.

Wesley quoted “Too often young men underestimate their own capabilities and greatness. It is our responsibility to step up to the plate and make a positive change. One young man at a time. YMEYM is here to tell you that NOW IS THAT TIME.

YMEYM is an organization much bigger than a mentoring program, a tutoring program, or a community service program. It’s a brotherhood of more than 40 young males with distinct personalities and different goals in life who comes together to be a part of something positive.

YMEYM mentors are dedicated to committing as much of their personal time and resources as possible to get the job down. Our goal is to listen so we can understand the problems of the youth and find different ways to positively assist them with their journey in life. YMEYM meets together as a group at least once a month to enlighten and empower the youth. At our meetings we talk to one another as men to figure out ways we should step up in the community, home and school. The mentors does a great job staying in touch with the young men and encourage them to stay in school, do the best they can by respecting others and themselves. We also teach the youth ways to avoid unnecessary conflicts that may resort into violence. We also plan field trips outside of our community and spend countless hours bonding and mentoring to one another as brothers and as men.

The school system requires that students have a 2.0 GPA in order to play sports. Now, what happens to those who don’t make it due to the poor school system, lack of funding and lack of support from home? Where do they go? Who can they turn to? No one…However, we believe that if a young man is trying to make himself a better man and a productive member of society, then we are PROUD of him – and we tell our young men that every chance we get. We are proud of our young men and we will push them to reach their full potential.

As young men ourselves, we understand that life is not easy at all. We believe that if our communities, parents and schools are not encouraging our youth to stand tall and become someone special then we will. These young men must be prepared and they must be shown the importance of responsibility and accountability and then they will go far in life.

Sylvester Brown, Jr., Wesley’s brother and leader is now overseeing the organization to ensure that Wesley’s vision remains intact and continues to change the lives of the many young men who are involved with it. We all must step up and NOW IS THE TIME…