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Clorissa Morgan to Serve as a 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit Panelist

Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. has selected Clorissa Morgan to be a panel moderator for its Nov. 6 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change...

LaVeisha Mobley Cummings to Serve as a 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit...

Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. has selected LaVeisha M. Cummings, DCC, as a panel moderator for its Nov. 6 50th Anniversary YAP®...

Thanks to his YAP® Advocate, Rafael Feels Better Equipped to Face his Anxiety and...

Allegheny County, Pa. - In the six months that Rafael has been with Youth Advocate Programs’ (YAP®), Inc., Workforce Development Program he...

Lauren E. Sands, MSLIS

Executive Director, J. Lewis Crozer Library – Chester, PA Lauren E. Sands is the Executive Director of the J....

Charlene C. Messer

Assistant Program Director, Anti-Violence Programs Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. – Essex & Union County, NJ

Gabriela Altman – Siembra Bien as Executive Director

Meeting Gabriela Altman is like encountering a force of nature. A Canadian of Slovakorigin,...

Ajara Marie Bomah – Executive Director, Sierra Leone Youth Advocate Program (SLYAP)

Ajara Marie Bomah is a seasoned professional with over 18 years of experience in...

Youth Advocate Programs’® Tom Jeffers Endowment Fund, Awards “500th” Scholarship

Harrisburg, Pa. – Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. is proud to grant its 500th Tom Jeffers Endowment Fund for Continuing Education scholarship...

YAP® Cincinnati Justice Involved Youth Learn Patience & Other Valuable Skills through Chess

Hamilton County, Ohio – Problem solving, patience, persistence and development are some of the skills that program participants in Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc....

Social Capital Pioneer Edward DeJesus Joins 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit as a panelist

Edward DeJesus will join Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. in Philadelphia Nov. 6, 2025, as a panelist at the nonprofit’s 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change...

Specializing in Supporting Spanish-Speaking Families, Abel Mims Helps Youth Pursue Excellence and Avoid Violence

Abel Mims, Assistant Director for Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc.'s New Jersey Community-based Violence Prevention Program, also known as YAP® Pursuing...

University of Pennsylvania Crime and Justice Policy Lab’s Jeremy Biddle to Serve as a...

Jeremy Biddle will share perspectives, learnings and stories from his work in violence reduction as a Session One (9:45-10:45 am) Justice Reform: "Beyond...

With the Help of YAP®’s Behavioral Health Staff, Ellie is now Succeeding in College

Morris/Sussex County, NJ – In high school, former Youth Advocate Programs®’ Morris/Sussex County, NJ program participant Ellie M. suffered from panic attacks and...

The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Tom Woods to Moderate 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit...

1:28 sec video interview below https://youtu.be/URlT-DeLl18 The Annie E. Casey Foundation Senior Associate Tom Woods...

Baltimore MONSE Director Stefanie Mavronis will be a 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit Panelist

Stefanie Mavronis is a public servant, first-generation college graduate, and lifelong Baltimorean. Since June 2023, Stefanie has served as Director of the...