[1] The group worked to increase opportunities in education and employment for young blacks in Harlem.
It also was designed to teach residents of Harlem how to work with governmental agencies to meet their demands.
[3] After the Harlem riots in the summer of 1964, HARYOU published a report detailing causes of the unrest and recommending solutions.
They, together with several other organizations, received federal funding for Project Uplift, intended to prevent riots from happening again.
HARYOU merged with Associated Community Teams (ACT), under the aegis of Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr.