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On His Way to Becoming a Hip-Hop Radio Pioneer, Colby (Colb)...

Radio One/Reach Media Programming SVP speaks with TheNeighborhoodAdvocate.org's Kelly Williams, CMO/CCO at Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. about a time early in...

Full Circle Moment: From Program Participant to Advocate, Raymond Thanks YAP®...

Ulster County, NY – When Raymond Samuels was referred to Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc., he was having difficulty in school with his...

Guided by (YAP®), Houston Area Justice-Involved Young People Earned GEDs, a...

Submitted By Kimberly Brandon Harris County, Texas —Three students from Youth Advocate Programs’(YAP®), Inc. Harris County, Texas Evening Reporting...

Through Football and Mentorship, Sir Pursues His Dream of Becoming a...

Hillsborough County, Fla. – Sir credits his Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. Advocate with helping him understand the importance of leveling sports and...

From the NFL to Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc.: How Alfred...

Tarrant County, TX -- When Alfred Anderson retired from the NFL in 1992 after an impressive eight-year career as a Minnesota Vikings...

Last Year, Emilie Came Home from a Youth Justice Facility; Then...

Isabella County, Mich. – Former Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc., participant Emilie and her mother Katelin are both attending Kirtland Community College in...

YAP Mecklenburg County Celebrates Five Years of Helping Youth See Their...

Mecklenburg County, NC – Current and former youth, their families, and staff of Youth Advocate Programs (YAP ®), Inc. Mecklenburg County’s Youth Justice Program...

In its 50th Year, National Alternative-to-Youth Incarceration Model Continues to Scale;...

Yavapai County, Ariz. -- Three Yavapai County, Arizona youths mustered the courage to stand before board members and leaders of Youth Advocate...

As a little kid, he accepted a donated turkey for his...

Cook County, Ill. – Nineteen year-old Jaqueza remembers being presented with a holiday turkey in elementary school but did not understand the reason behind the...

YAP® Gave Maja Tools to Succeed: Now She Plans to do...

Tarrant County, Texas – Maja is closer to her goal of supporting young people with the kind of support that put her on...

Empowered by Her Own Story, Diamond Rice is Helping Cincinnati Justice-Involved...

The Cincinnati, Ohio community where Diamond Rice lives and works is a daily reminder of her childhood in Baltimore, Md.

Through Youth Advocate Programs (YAP™), Inc., Caleb Nurtures his Strengths and...

Carbon/Monroe County, Pa. – Since June 2024, Caleb has been keeping staff and families informed through Youth Advocate Programs’ (YAP) Inc. Carbon/Monroe County social...

Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. (YAP™), Inc. Alternatives to Violence Teams Hosted...

Youth Advocate Programs’, Inc., (YAP™) Alternatives to Violence (ATV) West Boulevard and Beatties Ford Road teams spread holiday cheer during their Christmas Tree...

YAP™ Chicago’s Violence Interruption and SCaN Programs Hosted Successful Coat & Turkey Giveaway

Cook County, Ill. – Six hundred turkeys and 350 coats were provided to families on the first weekend of December thanks to...

Youth Advocate Programs (YAP™), Inc.’s Community Safety Programming Receives European Social...

Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc was a finalist at the 2024 European Social Services (ESS) Awards in Lisbon, Portugal in November, receiving...