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With Change Empowered by her YAP® Advocate, Natassia Looks towards a Bright Future

Philadelphia, PA -- When Natassia was 14, she finally got a chance to put an end to something that had been haunting...

The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Sarah Morris-Compton to Moderate a 50th Anniversary YAP® Making...

Sarah Morris-Compton will join Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc.'s 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit as a panel moderator. She will...

With Support from YAP®, Jesse Takes Accountability for His Past and Works to Build a...

Cook County, Ill. – As a program participant with Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc., in Cook County, Ill., Jesse stayed out of trouble,...

On the Other Side of Lock-Up and YAP® Aftercare: Jesse Shares How His Advocate...

https://youtu.be/sQXZrU1j8DU Now 19, Jesse recently completed an Illinois youth justice after care program with Youth Advocate Programs...

Research Associate Michael B. Marks, Ph.D., will Share His Insights as a Youth Advocate...

Michael B. Marks, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, University at Albany (NY) and Research Associate, Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. will share his professional...

Saran Credits Her Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. Experience and ‘Supported Work’ Job with...

At age 16, everything in Saran’s life changed and it wasn’t easy. She and her father returned to New...

YAP Houston, Texas Youth Give Back Through Community Service

Story and photos by Nateyah McLeod  YAP Houston, Texas Youth Give Back Through Community Service Harris...

Teshombae Harvell Serves as a Living Example to Baltimoreans Engaged in Gun Violence that...

Baltimore, MD -- Like most of the young people he works with, Teshombae Harvell has experienced gun violence firsthand -- as a...

Jeremiah, 17, Thanks His Advocate for Empowering Him with Tools to Put His Life...

St. Louis, MO — At age 17, Jeremiah is turning his life around in a positive direction. That means leaving mistakes he...

Youth Advocate Programs® Hosting International Fellows in Chicago and Houston

Four international fellows are working with Youth Advocate Programs™, Inc. (YAP®) this fall to gain real world experience in ways the national...

YAP® Program Participants Earn Their GEDs, Preparing them for What’s Next

Photos and Story by Nateyah McLeod  Harris County, Texas - This past June, Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. Harris County,...

William Wachob will Share Memories from Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc.’s Early Years at...

https://youtu.be/iA44V9E7Hl0 In 1975, as an Edinboro University senior, William Wachob got an opportunity that would lay the...

From Addiction to Hope: 17-Year-Old Jasmine will Share Her story as a 50th Anniversary...

North Brunswick, NJ -- Jasmine was 14 when her life began to take a turn for the worse. She recalled that time...

Kristen to Share her Story as a Former YAP® Child Welfare Program Participant at...

By the time Kristen was 11, her family was already in the child welfare system. Then her stepdad died and her best...

At the 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit, Kevin will Share How He’s...

Kevin looks at his son, a sixth grader, and his daughter, a tenth grader, and he sees what he was searching for...
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