The Neighborhood Advocate

Elizabethtown, Ky. - Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc., Regional Director Jamaal Crawford served as the guest speaker at Hardin County’s National Association for the Advancement...

Quay, 18, a former Pinellas-Pasco, Fla. Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. participant, thanks the nonprofit for empowering him with life-changing tools. He shared his...

Towanda, Penn. – Gaining employment experience is essential for young people and particularly invaluable to individuals who have disabilities. Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. Bradford County...

Tampa, Fla. -- This month, members of Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. Board of Directors got some up-close-and-personal reminders of why they volunteered to serve...

Galax, Va. – Sixteen year-old Kayleen credits her parents and Twin Counties Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. in Virginia with helping her become a...

Tampa, Fla. -- In an emotional moment, Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. Board Chair and Georgia State Rep. Teddy Reese thanked Jay Snyder for...

Thanks to two enthusiastic young people – one from Haiti, the other from Romania – more global leaders will be introduced to effective community-based...

Washington, D.C. –The National Violence Prevention and Community Safety Team of Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. met with graduate students from Donau Universität in...

Charlotte, N.C. – Some moms of Mecklenburg County Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. program participants showed up for a relaxing evening  — painting,  sipping cider, and enjoying...

Newark, NJ -- Essex County, New Jersey Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. hosted a special graduation ceremony this month for 30 participants of a...

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...