YAP® Program Participants and Their Families Enjoy Thanksgiving Meals Thanks to Supporters
Hundreds of youths and families facing basic needs and other complex challenges enjoyed a happy Thanksgiving, made possible by YAP® staff donations and community...
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University of Pennsylvania Crime and Justice Policy Lab Executive Director Ben Struhl to Serve as 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit Panelist
Ben Struhl, Executive Director of the University of Pennsylvania...
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YAP® Baltimore GVRS Program Director Walter Nolley Named Panelist at 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit
When Walter Nolley graduated from Morgan State University with...
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With Change Empowered by her YAP® Advocate, Natassia Looks towards a Bright Future
Philadelphia, PA -- When Natassia was 14, she finally...
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Sarah Morris-Compton to Moderate a 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit Child Welfare Panel
Sarah Morris-Compton will join Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc.'s...
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With Support from YAP®, Jesse Takes Accountability for His Past and Works to Build a Positive Future
Cook County, Ill. – As a program participant with Youth...
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On the Other Side of Lock-Up and YAP® Aftercare: Jesse Shares How His Advocate Connected Him with Life-Changing Tools (Video)
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Now 19, Jesse recently completed an Illinois youth justice...
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Family Matters When Turning Your Life Around
Family matters for individuals working to turn their lives...
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After a Decade in Prison, Nokomis Hunter’s Future is Poetry in Motion
Four years free after returning home from Federal prison,...
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Instead of Lock-up, He Got an Advocate, Mentor and Friend
A little more than a year ago, Chris made...
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Holidays Highlight Gifts, Talents and Generosity of Youth Turning their Lives Around
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ -- Brian, 13, and Esteban, 14,...
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Santos Robles Helps Youth Advocate Programs Celebrate 45 Years of Transforming Lives and Systems
Until now, 34-year-old Santos Robles kept what happened to...
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