Clyde Weems has been a highly effective youth advocate, empowering youth through education, sports, self-empowerment, counseling, and mentoring. Overcoming the challenges of the inner-city, he’s used his experiences to connect with young people in some of the most under served populations of New York and Los Angeles. By offering constructive and safe outlets and promoting a drug-free healthy active lifestyle, Clyde encourages youth to dream big and accomplish their goals.

In 2006, in an effort to help bridge the achievement gap hindering poor under served young men in the inner-city, Clyde developed the P.R.E.P.S program (Providing Recreation Empowerment Purpose Self-Esteem) through The Children’s Aid Society-Dunlevy Milbank Center in Harlem, New York.  P.R.E.P.S participants make a commitment to stay drug-free and serve as positive active members of the community while maintaining high academic standards.  P.R.E.P.S. has seen much success with close to 70% of the participants matriculating into college and serving as leaders and mentors in their community.