EYP is an expansion of the highly recognized “Gentlemen on the Move” program in which approximately 120 elementary, middle and high school students, mostly African-American males, from the Athens and surrounding northeast Georgia counties participate. Every Saturday, the students meet on the University of Georgia (UGA) campus to participate in academic rotations, tutoring sessions and to work on social skills.
 
Faculty, undergraduate and graduate students from UGA and Clarke County schools serve as teachers and tutors for the Saturday Academy. During these Saturday sessions, students are engaged in activities and discussions that focus on the EYP Top Ten leadership traits: respect, courage, responsibility, loyalty, honor, unselfishness, enthusiasm, initiative, integrity and forgiveness.
 
In all, about 120 students participate in EYP, which now includes Parents of Empowered Youth (PEY) who meet monthly to provide feedback, receive support and participate in parent workshops. The goals of EYP are to develop and nurture academic and social excellence in adolescents, especially African-Americans, through several academic components including Saturday Academies, exam lock-ins, and the Summer Leadership Academy.