SOUTH ASIAN YOUTH ACTION SAYA INC

SOUTH ASIAN YOUTH ACTION (SAYA) IS A 501(C)3 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS AND HOLISTIC, IMPACTFUL PROGRAMMING TO UNDERSERVED NEW YORK CITY YOUTH. AS ONE OF THE FIRST SOUTH ASIAN ORGANIZATIONS CREATED IN THE UNITED STATES, SAYA IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION OF ITS KIND IN THE NYC METROPOLITAN AREA PROVIDING INCLUSIVE AND SECULAR COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WHILE CENTERING OUR COMMUNITY'S EXPERIENCES. ESTABLISHED IN 1996, WE CURRENTLY PROVIDE PROGRAMMING AT EIGHT ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN QUEENS AND BROOKLYN, ALONG WITH OUR ELMHURST-BASED COMMUNITY CENTER - SERVING A GROWING NUMBER OF YOUTH EACH YEAR.OUR MISSION IS TO FOSTER A STRONG SENSE OF BELONGING IN YOUTH AND PROVIDE THEM WITH TOOLS TO THRIVE ACADEMICALLY, PROFESSIONALLY, AND PERSONALLY. THROUGH OUR INNOVATIVE, HOLISTIC APPROACH, WE WORK TOWARD EDUCATIONAL EQUITY BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO LESS PRIVILEGED YOUTH, ENSURING THEY ARE ACADEMICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND SOCIALLY PREPA