A Year Ago, They Were Not in School; Then the ‘Back to Our Future’...
Chicago Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. staff members recently celebrated with the first young people to complete Chicago Public Schools (CPS)’ Back to Our...
YAP Charlotte Alternatives to Violence Team Visits Former Program Participant in New York
Charlotte, N.C. – Members of Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. Alternatives to Violence Beatties Ford Road team recently returned from Buffalo, N.Y. where they...
YAP Louisiana Helps Youth Stay Out of the Youth Justice System
Monroe, La. – Sh’Vante Williams will always cherish seeing young people get off drugs, get reenrolled in school and gain employment. They are celebratory...
A Trip to Romania Further Fueled Brandon Lamar’s Passion for His Work in Los...
Note: Brandon Lamar recently returned from Romania, where he represented Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. as part of the U.S. State Department's Community Engagement...
Home From Prison, Charlotte Advocate Now Strives to Keep Youth Out of Prison Too
Charlotte, N.C. – Patrick ‘Jamaal’ Cureton was already mentoring at-risk youth in his community in March 2023 when he joined Mecklenburg County, N.C. Youth Advocate Programs...
YAP House is at the Center of Family Reunification in Northeast Alabama
Scottsboro, Ala. – It’s been approximately a month since Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. opened YAP House in Jackson County, Ala., creating a haven...
YAP Chicago Hosts Back to School Stop the Violence Picnic
Chicago - Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. Chicago Washington Heights Violence Interruption team hosted a Community Back-to-School Stop the Violence Picnic on August 13.
“It was a great event...
There’s New Hope for Xavier and Those Like Him, Kids with Nowhere to Call...
Harris County, TX – When it was time for Xavier to leave a Harris County, Texas residential care facility, he was better, but needed...
Alternative to Youth Incarceration Services Empower Drake to Put His Life Back on Track While...
Lexington, KY -- At age 17, Drake knows all too well how one very bad decision can detour a kid’s life. Through Youth Advocate...
Youth Advocate Programs Celebrates 45 Years of Giving New Jersey Alternatives to Putting Kids...
Camden, N.J. – YAP New Jersey recently celebrated 45 years of serving young people and families with a day of “It Takes a Village:...
Youth Advocate Programs in Bedford County, PA Relaunches Newly Branded Office
Bedford, Pa. – In honor of Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc., in Bedford County, Pa. serving the community and erecting a new roadside sign, so...
New Jersey YAP Program Participants Overcome Obstacles to Pursue Dreams
Tom Jeffers Endowment Fund for Continuing Education Will Help Ease the Financial Burden
New Jersey – Four former New Jersey Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), participants...
YAP Kentucky Program Director Hope Knuckles-Perks Loves Serving the Community Where She Grew Up
Louisville, Ky. –When Hope Knuckles-Perks became Program Director at Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc., in Jefferson County, Ky., she got in her car and...
Dameen and Nasir are off Probation and on their Way to College
Philadelphia -- A year ago, Nasir and Dameen were among the disturbing numbers of Philadelphia youth facing serious juvenile court charges. Today, at 18,...
At Age 15, Blessyn Offers Behavioral Health Hope in a New Youth Advocate Programs...
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Fifteen-year-old Blessyn looks at her life these days and smiles. She has come long way. A...
