Youth Action Project was founded in 1998 by Joseph Williams as a youth-driven project that allowed young adults to identify and address issues that matter to young people. YAP incorporated in 2003 and received its 501(c) (3) tax-exempt status in 2006 and hire it first fulltime employees. In 2007 YAP was awarded $900,000 to administer AmeriCorps resources in communities’ through-out San Bernardino County and specifically targeting services in the cities of Rialto, Highland and San Bernardino.