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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....
Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. Introduces Baltimore Penn North Safe Streets Team
Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc., which serves as an alternative to youth incarceration and out-of-home...
YAPTalks Highlight People Transforming Youth Justice, Child Welfare and Other Systems
Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. program leaders delivered impassioned messages about their work as part...
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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....
Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. Introduces Baltimore Penn North Safe Streets Team
Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc., which serves as an alternative to youth incarceration and out-of-home...
YAPTalks Highlight People Transforming Youth Justice, Child Welfare and Other Systems
Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. program leaders delivered impassioned messages about their work as part...
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Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. Introduces Baltimore Penn North Safe Streets Team
Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc., which serves as an alternative to youth incarceration and out-of-home placement in more than 100 communities in 28 states...
YAPTalks Highlight People Transforming Youth Justice, Child Welfare and Other Systems
Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. program leaders delivered impassioned messages about their work as part of the launch of YAPTalks. The first of a...
Chicago YAP’s Chris Sutton Featured in YAPTalk Series
Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. program leaders deliver impassioned messages about their work as part of the launch of YAPTalks. YAP delivers services that...
New York State 0-5 Family Reunification Expert Highlighted in YAPTalk Series
Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. program leaders deliver impassioned messages about their work as part of the launch of YAPTalks. YAP delivers services that...
Advocate for Sexually Exploited Youth Featured in YAPTalk Series
Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. program leaders deliver impassioned messages about their work as part of the launch of YAPTalks. YAP delivers services that...
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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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Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. Introduces Baltimore Penn North Safe Streets...
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YAP® Global Youth Voices Storytelling Salon – Photo Album
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YAP® Making Change Happen Awards Gala – Photo Album & Video
Philadelphia, Pa. - Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc., celebrated five decades of serving as the nation’s premier nonprofit provider of community-based alternatives to youth incarceration and residential care with its YAP® Making Change Happen Awards Gala on Thursday, Nov. 6, at...
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YAP® Making Change Happen 5k, Walk and Food Truck Brunch – Photo Album &...
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University of Pennsylvania Crime and Justice Policy Lab Executive Director Ben Struhl to...
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Research Associate Michael B. Marks, Ph.D., will Share His Insights as a Youth Advocate...
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Teshombae Harvell Serves as a Living Example to Baltimoreans Engaged in Gun Violence that...
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As a Youth...
Jeremiah, 17, Thanks His Advocate for Empowering Him with Tools to Put His Life...
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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...
