The Neighborhood Advocate

Sarah Morris-Compton will join Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc.'s 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit as a panel moderator. She will...

Cook County, Ill. – As a program participant with Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc., in Cook County, Ill., Jesse stayed out of trouble,...

https://youtu.be/sQXZrU1j8DU Now 19, Jesse recently completed an Illinois youth justice after care program with Youth Advocate Programs...

Michael B. Marks, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, University at Albany (NY) and Research Associate, Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. will share his professional...

At age 16, everything in Saran’s life changed and it wasn’t easy. She and her father returned to New...

Story and photos by Nateyah McLeod  YAP Houston, Texas Youth Give Back Through Community Service Harris...

Baltimore, MD -- Like most of the young people he works with, Teshombae Harvell has experienced gun violence firsthand -- as a...

St. Louis, MO — At age 17, Jeremiah is turning his life around in a positive direction. That means leaving mistakes he...

Four international fellows are working with Youth Advocate Programs™, Inc. (YAP®) this fall to gain real world experience in ways the national...

Photos and Story by Nateyah McLeod  Harris County, Texas - This past June, Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. Harris County,...

https://youtu.be/iA44V9E7Hl0 In 1975, as an Edinboro University senior, William Wachob got an opportunity that would lay the...

North Brunswick, NJ -- Jasmine was 14 when her life began to take a turn for the worse. She recalled that time...

By the time Kristen was 11, her family was already in the child welfare system. Then her stepdad died and her best...

Kevin looks at his son, a sixth grader, and his daughter, a tenth grader, and he sees what he was searching for...

Elise Person will host three of Youth Advocate Programs™, Inc. (YAP®)'s 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen events this November. She will host...