The Neighborhood Advocate

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

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

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

Elise Person will host three of Youth Advocate Programs™, Inc. (YAP®)'s 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen events this November. She will host...

Nathan Weil will share his insights at the 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit as a Justice Reform: Beyond Punishment: Rethinking Justice...

Gloucester County, N.J. – Budgeting, banking, renting an apartment, how to do laundry and grocery shop are some of the skills Gregory learned...

Youth Advocate Programs™ (YAP®) Michigan Program Director Shannon Collin said from a young age, she has felt a...

Alex Alvear, Southwest Regional Director for Youth Advocate Programs™ (YAP®), Inc. will share his insights and experiences as a panelist at the Nov...

Ogemaw County, Michigan -- Now 15, Michael thinks about where he was two years ago and sees a totally different kid.

Rosalind Maldonado is beyond proud of her 22-year-old son Maximus.  Delivered prematurely in an emergency C-section alongside his stillborn twin, Maximus weighed...

Ellana Watson is the youngest person appointed to serve on Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®) Inc.’s Board of Directors. Now a student with plans...

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

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

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

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

Essex & Union Counties, NJ Youth Advocate Programs™, Inc. (YAP®), Anti-Violence Program Assistant Director, Charlene Messer says her team...

Meeting Gabriela Altman is like encountering a force of nature....

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

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

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