The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Tom Woods to Join 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit

    1:28 sec video interview below

    The Annie E. Casey Foundation Senior Associate Tom Woods will join Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®), Inc. for its 50th anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit on Nov. 6, in Philadelphia. 

    Founded in Harrisburg, Pa., YAP® is a national nonprofit delivering community-based services as an alternative to placing young people with complex challenges in residential care or corrections facilities. YAP® applies principles of its evidence-based YAPWrap® model to also help cities enhance their public safety approaches.

    A Senior Associate in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, Woods provides expertise in data-driven decision making practices and supports youth justice research across the Foundation. 

    To register for the 50th anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Summit and Gala, visit https://www.yapinc.org/50th.