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The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Sarah Morris-Compton to Moderate a 50th Anniversary YAP® Making...

Sarah Morris-Compton will join Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc.'s 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit as a panel moderator. She will lead a discussion on "Innovations in Child and Family Wellbeing:...

With Support from YAP®, Jesse Takes Accountability for His Past and Works to Build a...

Cook County, Ill. – As a program participant with Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc., in Cook County, Ill., Jesse stayed out of trouble, found a part-time job and completed truck driving school. He...

On the Other Side of Lock-Up and YAP® Aftercare: Jesse Shares How His Advocate...

https://youtu.be/sQXZrU1j8DU Now 19, Jesse recently completed an Illinois youth justice after care program with Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. The national nonprofit is in its 50th year...

Research Associate Michael B. Marks, Ph.D., will Share His Insights as a Youth Advocate...

Michael B. Marks, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, University at Albany (NY) and Research Associate, Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. will share his professional insights as a panelist at the 50th Anniversary YAP® Making...

Saran Credits Her Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. Experience and ‘Supported Work’ Job with...

At age 16, everything in Saran’s life changed and it wasn’t easy. She and her father returned to New Jersey from Ghana where they had been living with his...

YAP Houston, Texas Youth Give Back Through Community Service

Story and photos by Nateyah McLeod  YAP Houston, Texas Youth Give Back Through Community Service Harris County, Texas –Students from the Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. Harris...

Teshombae Harvell Serves as a Living Example to Baltimoreans Engaged in Gun Violence that...

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

Jeremiah, 17, Thanks His Advocate for Empowering Him with Tools to Put His Life...

St. Louis, MO — At age 17, Jeremiah is turning his life around in a positive direction. That means leaving mistakes he made as a youth behind while taking accountability and sticking...

Youth Advocate Programs® Hosting International Fellows in Chicago and Houston

Four international fellows are working with Youth Advocate Programs™, Inc. (YAP®) this fall to gain real world experience in ways the national nonprofit sets youth and families facing society’s most complex challenges...

YAP® Program Participants Earn Their GEDs, Preparing them for What’s Next

Photos and Story by Nateyah McLeod  Harris County, Texas - This past June, Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. Harris County, Texas Evening Reporting Center (ERC) program participants Denzel and Jose...

William Wachob will Share Memories from Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc.’s Early Years at...

https://youtu.be/iA44V9E7Hl0 In 1975, as an Edinboro University senior, William Wachob got an opportunity that would lay the foundation for his life’s work. He applied for, was offered,...

From Addiction to Hope: 17-Year-Old Jasmine will Share Her story as a 50th Anniversary...

North Brunswick, NJ -- Jasmine was 14 when her life began to take a turn for the worse. She recalled that time in her life by stating, “At the time I felt...

Kristen to Share her Story as a Former YAP® Child Welfare Program Participant at...

By the time Kristen was 11, her family was already in the child welfare system. Then her stepdad died and her best friend had to move away after losing her mom in...

At the 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit, Kevin will Share How He’s...

Kevin looks at his son, a sixth grader, and his daughter, a tenth grader, and he sees what he was searching for years ago, stability, security and hope. He was arrested first...

Former TV News Reporter Elise Person to Host 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen...

Elise Person will host three of Youth Advocate Programs™, Inc. (YAP®)'s 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen events this November. She will host the Nov. 6 Awards Gala in Philadelphia and two events...