Si Se Puede Foundation was founded by Alberto Esparza, President and CEO of the organization in 1993, and became incorporated as a 501(c) (3), non-profit organization in 1998.  The Si Se Puede Foundation is a prevention and advocacy program that encourages its participants to be stakeholders in their community. The youth based foundation utilizes three components for service provision, educational programming, community activities and advocacy, and recreational activities for youth. The organization focuses on school and community risk factors that cause delinquency and gang affiliation, negative behaviors in youth and detachment of family, school and community relationships.

The purpose of the program is to advocate non-violent conflict resolution amongst all youth regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion or creed by increasing positive behaviors through community service, educational/recreational activities, and by encouraging parental involvement in the lives of their children through parent/teacher and community meetings.