Youth Impact
YBI’s programs creates positive youth development change in Urban communities.YBI students change the culture, and their own attitude towards their business potential.
OBTAINS their own financial security without the involvement of criminal related activities
GAINS a system of support within their field of interest
POSITIVELY INVESTS in their community as future business leaders.
Our Programs
Workforce Development Program
Summer Entrepreneurship 101 Program
Boys Mentee Group
Girls Program
Workforce Development Program
YBI’s Workforce Development program shapes the lives of Fairfield County’s next generation of leaders from disadvantaged backgrounds with the opportunity to learn professional business etiquette, job skills, resume and career building.
Students develop a deeper understanding about the process of developing, obtaining, and maintaining the daily functions in a workplace.
Now also located in Stamford. Partnered with C.O.R.N.E.R.S Community.
Student group: High School
Summer Entrepreneurship 101 Program
We train youth in Business Development, Finance & Accounting, Marketing & Branding, Communication and Etiquette, and Public Speaking. Through entrepreneurship sessions, students explore all the options of researching and bringing a business idea to a full business plan.
Our students learn basic business terms along with finding their strengths and weaknesses. Students then create their business SWOT Analysis, Mission Statements, Governance, Operations, and Finance structure.
We also address professional communication and etiquette. We stress the importance of their first impression in building a business relationship.
At the end of the term, students complete in a business competition “Shark Tank” like event with community based and sector judges who award business seed money to the student group.
Student Group: High School
Boys Mentee Group
The Boys Mentee Group provides a safe and supportive space for young men to build
confidence, strengthen peer relationships, and develop important life skills through mentorship,
discussions, team-building activities, and community engagement. The program focuses on
leadership development, emotional wellness, accountability, and positive decision-making while
connecting students with supportive mentors and role models.
Started: Oct 2025
Girls by Girls (Girls program)
Girls by Girls is a mentorship and empowerment program designed to support young women
through leadership development, confidence-building, and meaningful peer connection. Through
group discussions, wellness activities, workshops, and mentorship opportunities, participants
are encouraged to express themselves, support one another, and develop the tools needed to
thrive academically, socially, and personally.
Started: Fall 2023
Positive Directions Support Groups
YBI has partnered with Positive Directions to work with youths in our local community preventing substance misuse and foster mental wellbeing.
Student programming addresses the mental health impact on Norwalk high school students by offering support and skills groups, prevention trainings, and social-recreational activities.https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1m5VTTK_DHbEkAanB9wC8ugtFC4zJpnN072_qisVCQxQ/viewform?edit_requested=trueProgramming runs through Summer – Fall 2024