The Neighborhood Advocate

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....

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

Gloucester County, NJ – Over the 28 years that Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. Life Skills Coordinator Sarah Gross has worked at the...

Matt Anderson is the co-founder and CEO of the Imagination Factory – Where Dreams Become Reality. Imagination Factory is a non-profit that...