This video (Keystone Productions) captures highlights from YAP to the Future, Youth Advocate Programs (YAP) Inc’s celebration of its new headquarters building in Harrisburg, Pa. In its 48th year, the national nonprofit partners with youth justice, child welfare, behavioral health, education, public safety, and other systems to provide community-based alternatives to incarceration, residential care and neighborhood violence. YAP is in nearly 150 communities in 35 states and the District of Columbia with partner programs in Australia, Guatemala, Ireland, and Sierra Leone. YAP to the Future (see photos here) featured Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention (OJJDP) Administrator Liz Ryan and current and former program participants. Learn more about YAP and make a donation to support the nonprofit’s work at YAPInc.org. Follow YAP on Twitter @YAPInc.
