Imagination Factory’s Matt Anderson Among 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit Panelists
Matt Anderson is the co-founder and CEO of the Imagination Factory – Where Dreams Become Reality. Imagination Factory is a non-profit that builds community and infrastructure to imagine, create, and activate solutions...
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services’ Hector Ortiz to Serve as a 50th Anniversary...
Hector Ortiz serves as the Director of Conservatorship Services with Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). Mr. Ortiz previously served as the CPS Regional Director for Regions 1 and 2/Panhandle-Northwest Texas. During his tenure as Regional Director,...
YAP® Orange County’s Project Rise Program is Recognized for Advocating for Youth
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YAP Orange County, NY Project Rise Program Director
Orange County, NY – Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. Orange County’s Project RISE (Reinvest, Inspire,...
YAP Alternatives to Violence & Youth Justice Programs Hosted a Sneaker Ball for ...
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Georgetown University’s Center for Youth Justice Director Michael Umpierre to Moderate Youth Advocate Programs...
See video interview below with Michael Umpierre, Director of the Center for Youth Justice at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University, formerly the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform. The...
Chicago’s YAPWORX® Equips Justice-Involved Chicago Public Schools Students with Job Readiness Skills
Cook County, Ill. – Sixteen-year-old Charles was one of 36 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students who graduated in April from Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc., Chicago’s YAPWORX® employment readiness program. YAPWORX® is a...
A Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. Alternatives to Violence Team Transforms a Little Used...
Charlotte, NC – Youth Advocate Programs’ (YAP®), Inc. Alternatives to Violence (ATV) West Boulevard team transformed a little used west Charlotte apartment complex community center to meet the practical needs of its...
Liz Ryan to Join Youth Advocate Programs for 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit...
See video interview below with Youth Justice Leader Liz Ryan, former Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Administrator. Ryan will be a featured guest speaker at Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®),...
Acting Out Because She Was Picked On in School, Najah Found Youth Advocate Programs...
Essex County, N.J. – Going to school late, acting out in class, and talking back to her mom led Najah to Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. in Essex County, N.J. when she was...
On His Way to Becoming a Hip-Hop Radio Pioneer, Colby (Colb) Tyner was a...
Radio One/Reach Media Programming SVP speaks with TheNeighborhoodAdvocate.org's Kelly Williams, CMO/CCO at Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. about a time early in his radio career when he worked part-time as a neighborhood-based...
Full Circle Moment: From Program Participant to Advocate, Raymond Thanks YAP® for Helping Him...
Ulster County, NY – When Raymond Samuels was referred to Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc., he was having difficulty in school with his peers, but once he was paired with his Advocate, he...
Guided by (YAP®), Houston Area Justice-Involved Young People Earned GEDs, a Primary Step Towards a...
Submitted By Kimberly Brandon
Harris County, Texas —Three students from Youth Advocate Programs’(YAP®), Inc. Harris County, Texas Evening Reporting Center graduated with General Education Development (GED) certificates from the...
Through Football and Mentorship, Sir Pursues His Dream of Becoming a Coach to help...
Hillsborough County, Fla. – Sir credits his Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. Advocate with helping him understand the importance of leveling sports and schoolwork.
“He’s taught me about staying focused,...
From the NFL to Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc.: How Alfred Anderson Helped Kids...
Tarrant County, TX -- When Alfred Anderson retired from the NFL in 1992 after an impressive eight-year career as a Minnesota Vikings running back, he purchased a GNC franchise. He also became...
Last Year, Emilie Came Home from a Youth Justice Facility; Then YAP® Gave Her...
Isabella County, Mich. – Former Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc., participant Emilie and her mother Katelin are both attending Kirtland Community College in Michigan thanks to the Tom Jeffers Endowment Fund for Continuing Education....
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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...
