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Guided by Unconditional Caring and Support, Youth Advocate Programs Staff See Remarkable Progress with...
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 and Family Services...
Cook County, Ill. – Hoping to be a part of the solution in helping youth and families and reduce crime in his...
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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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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.
With Help From YAP, Horses Help 15-Year-Old Smith Heal and Grow
Charlotte, N.C. – Once a week for two hours 15 year-old Smith visits Shining Hope Farms for equine skills groups where he...
Youth Advocate Programs™ (YAP™) Leaders and Board Members Pursue Congressional Support
Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. leaders and board members took to Capitol Hill this month for the organization’s first Hill Day to...
Youth Advocate Programs’ Barbering and Dress for Success Projects Set Youth...
By John Kirtley
YAP Clark County Assistant Director
Las Vegas, Nev. – Clark County Youth Advocate...
Aaliyah Turned Her New Jersey Community Anti-Violence Program Summer Job Into...
New Brunswick, N.J. – A year ago, 16-year-old Aaliyah was identified as being among the state’s youth at the highest risk -- as...
At 17, Caden Works to Turn His Life Around and Make...
Lexington, Kentucky -- A year ago, Caden would never have imagined that he’d be where he is today -- looking forward to...
