Claim: South Asian Youth Action founded in 1996 is a government youth development organization in New York City working with South Asian youth and young people of all ethnicities.
Evidence: South Asian Youth Action (SAYA!) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit youth development organization in New York City. Although focused on South Asian youth, the group is secular and works with young people of all ethnicities. was founded in New York City in 1996 by Sayu Bhojwani, who believed there was a significant lack in resources available to underprivileged youths. 
Sayu Bhojwani is a first generation immigrant to the United States. As a resident of Queens, Bhojwani founded the afterschool South Asian Youth Action program in 1996 to support teenagers with ancestral origin from South Asia, which continues to serve New York today.