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Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. (YAP™), Inc. Alternatives to Violence Teams Hosted Tree Lighting Event
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...
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Baltimore Youth Advocate Programs Participant Gives Thanks
Baltimore Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. participant Tumani shares his thoughts about his Advocate, Jamal. The Neighborhood Advocate met up with him at a...
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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...
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott Joined Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. for...
Mayor Brandon M. Scott joined Youth Advocate Programs (YAP) Inc.’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS) staff for a brunch this month celebrating...
Thirty Years Later Phaedra’s YAP Advocate Still Has an Impact on...
Philadelphia County, Pa. – In the early 1990s, Germantown High School senior Phaedra Anderson faced attempted murder for jumping a girl with a...
Guided by Unconditional Caring and Support, Youth Advocate Programs Staff See...
Sedgwick County, Kansas – Refusing to speak and behind in her schoolwork - it wasn’t until the third time that former program...
YAP Fellow Believes Unique U.S. Alternative-to-Youth Incarceration Model Can Strengthen Youth...
Cook County, Ill. – Hoping to be a part of the solution in helping youth and families and reduce crime in his...
Youth Advocate Programs Helps Justice-Involved Youth Reenter Oregon Communities
Multnomah County, Ore. – Since early February, Youth Advocate Programs (YAP™), Inc. program participant “Dee” says he’s seen a difference in his behavior.
