The Neighborhood Advocate

Prescott, Ariz. -- Ten months ago, 15-year-old Tucker could never have imagined being where he is now – off probation with his friends, family...

Charlotte, N.C. - Mecklenburg County Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. hosted an Open House on Oct. 26 to welcome program participants, their families, and...

YAP Charleston County, S.C. - Lowcountry Rising Above Violence, Charleston’s new community violence prevention and intervention program, hosted an Open House to introduce themselves...

Karemma, a former program participant with Philadelphia Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc., wants people to know that she's living proof that there are effective...

Patty Rosati is a no-nonsense leader who has been carrying out the mission of Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. for over three decades. She started...

Utah – Helping a program participant get a conspicuous tattoo covered up and assisting another youth with getting a mole removed from his face...

Newark, NJ -- Edwin “Chino” Ortiz and his brother, Carmelo “Melo” Ortiz know firsthand the challenges facing people who max out their prison sentences....

Charlotte, N.C. -  To help curb the violence on the Beatties Ford Road corridor, Charlotte’s Alternatives to Violence (ATV) team recently hosted “Let’s Talk,”...

Fort Worth, Texas – Pulling the fire alarm as a prank got Chloe sent to an alternative school and put on probation. Once on...

Middlesex County, NJ -- This month, Middlesex County, NJ Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. hosted an open house for a new program aimed at...

New Jersey -- Three years ago, Dorothy T’s house became her grandson’s home. “He was removed at six and he asked if he could come...

Harris County, Texas – Through equine therapy offered from Harris County’s Youth Advocate Program (YAP), Inc., Mackenzie has learned self-control, empathy, and patience. “Being enrolled in...

Las Vegas, Nevada – A group of Clark County, Nevada young people working to turn their lives around got an unexpected reward. They’re participants in...

Wichita, Kansas – Eighteen-year-old Angel completed high school almost a month earlier than she was supposed to and was accepted into the college. She...

Charlotte, N.C. – More than 250 kids will go back to school with backpacks and school supplies from the Alternatives to Violence (ATV) team....

Read more about YAP's Tarrant County program here. Testifying before the Texas House Interim Study Committee on Criminal Justice Reform, Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc....

Read More About this Pilot Program in this article by Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. President Gary Ivory This month, leaders at the Texas Department...

Yavapai County, Arizona – Fresh air, water, and the open wilderness helped five young people open up and face their fears during a recent...

Harrisburg, PA -- About 100 Pennsylvania youth who have disabilities, have been justice-involved, live in rural communities, or face other employment barriers have dream jobs...

Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. hosted Mainstreet Peace Summit, a Community Gun Violence Prevention Resource Fair, on Saturday, July 16, at Cumberland and Carey...