‘Please Don’t Take This Program Away’ — Erica’s Appeal to Lawmakers...
When 26-year-old Erica heard that proposed cuts by New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) will keep nearly one thousand youth from services...
Challenge Opens Opportunity for Young Artist
Kiara, a 15-year-old Lebanon County, PA high school student, begins her sophomore semester with a new appreciation for her passion, gifts and talents. She's...
Nearly 1000 New Jersey Youth Face Losing Services that Keep them...
About four years ago, Robin, a then 39-year-old Atlantic County, NJ single mother of nine children, found herself overwhelmed.
“I was in a domestic relationship...
New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund Supports Work that Keeps Families Together
By Jasmine H. More, Youth Advocate Programs Development Coordinator, Private Sector Giving
A $75,000 grant from the New Jersey Pandemic Relief fund is bolstering much...
Empowered with Life Skills, Chris Supports Himself and Others through the...
With the increased risk of COVID-19 infections for individuals in congregate living, Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. strengthens its advocacy for community-based youth and...
Donated Laptops Help Youths Succeed in Community-Based Alternative to Out-of-Home Placement
Newark, NJ -- Curtis Moore and his colleagues jumped into action in March when COVID-19 put their resilience to the test. Curtis is a...
With Support from his Advocate, this 17-Year-Old is Safely Home, Loving...
With conviction and a slight smile, 17-year-old Malachi posed for a press photographer as he held a cardboard handwritten sign during a Denver, Colo....
A Childhood Story Helped this Advocate Encourage and Engage Youth Through...
In a recent teleconference, Sarah Gross focuses on her origami, an ancient Japanese practice of shaping paper into art. On the other end of...
Neighborly Support During Pandemic Brings New Promise to Baltimore’s Safe Streets...
Neighborly outreach during the COVID-19 pandemic is strengthening bonds between some Baltimore City Safe Streets workers and the families they serve.
Safe Streets is an...
She’s in a Wheelchair; He has Autism – Pandemic Opens New...
Melissa Johnson felt she’d finally made it when she earned her bachelor’s in psychology from Frostburg State University in Maryland. But when months turned...
Mini Parade Lifts Spirits of Homebound families
During a recent videoconference meeting, the Wayne County, NY Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. team resolved to do something big to motivate homebound families...
Meet Jesse A. Cruz, Author, Advocate and Brother’s Keeper
If you’ve ever met a Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. Advocate, you’ll understand the key to the organization’s effectiveness as a provider of community-based...
Youth Advocates Strengthen Family Bonds with Social Distancing Photo Challenge
Welcome to a virtual photo exhibit featuring Chemung County, NY Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc.’s program participants, families and staff. Partnering with social services,...
Shifting Gears – From Face-to-Face to Virtual Community-based Youth Justice/Child Welfare...
By Jenilee Pollan, Assistant Program Director, Ulster County Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc.
A huge focus of our work at Ulster County Youth Advocate Programs...
They Could have been in Youth Detention or Placement; Instead they’re...
Kingston, NY (April 22, 2020) – It’s Friday, going on 5 pm, and Cam, 15, Gabe, 12, Raymond, 14, and Stephen, 17, are in...
