Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.
@YAPInc
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High-impact change nonprofit providing community-based alternatives to youth incarceration, residential care and neighborhood violence.
National & International
Joined June 2009
Celebrating its 50th year, check out this video to see how YAP supports youth, families, and communities. https://t.co/5taRjuS40J
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Good News Friday ☀️ YAP Orange County, NY Project RISE (Reinvest, Inspire, Support and Empower) program participants graduated on Sept. 2 from Building Bridges, which brings together youth & law enforcement & is dedicated to fostering understanding, trust & cooperation. #YAP50
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This Thanksgiving, we’re not just passing the gravy, we’re serving up gratitude! THANK YOU for being the reason we’ve been able to celebrate 50 incredible years. Happy Thanksgiving! 🍂 #Grateful #HappyThanksgiving #YAP50
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“[YAP] puts a kid’s life on a positive track and incorporates restorative justice where they recognize the harm that was done,” says Kelly Williams, YAP’s chief communications officer. @Essence @AdrienneWrites Read the story here ➡️
essence.com
The city supports Corshawnda Hatter and her young son who were brutally attacked by local Chicago students.
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YAP Jackson County, Ala. - In an effort to begin bridging gaps, the courts have partnered with The YAP House (Youth Advocate Programs) to operate a parent-child visitation center here in Jackson County. @theclarionpaper
https://t.co/IbZabd9Dr4
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ICYMI: YAP® Global Youth Voices Storytelling Salon – Photo Album @YAPIreland @LWBAustralia @GiveSiembrabien @bien_siembra
https://t.co/JHiXSLlnIs
#YAP50
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Thank you for celebrating with us @SenHughesOffice. #YAP50
.@SenatorHughes was honored to speak at @YAPInc's 50th Anniversary “Making Change Happen” Awards Gala that happened in Philadelphia. The national nonprofit provides community-based alternatives to youth incarceration, residential care and neighborhood violence.
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ICYMI: YAP® Making Change Happen Awards Gala – Photo Album & Video @TheJudgeHatchet @MayorBMScott @SenHughesOffice @Rep_ADC @PhiladelphiaGov
https://t.co/YniEC40qHO
#YAP50
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ICYMI: YAP® Making Change Happen Summit – Photo Album & Video @CabralRichy
#YAP50
https://t.co/IScJa5whRX
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ICYMI: YAP® Making Change Happen 5k, Walk and Food Truck Brunch happened a week ago in Harrisburg, PA where the nonprofit is headquartered. @Rutters @canonusa @elisepersontv @perrydisability
#TomJeffers #Nov1975 #YAP50 📸 https://t.co/rMkvbdktdl
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Good News Friday ☀️- YAP @BaltimoreMONSE Life Coach Kia Harvell and Outreach Worker Dwade Brown at a Resource Fair of the Cherry Hill Strong Initiative. @MarylandGOCCP @BaltimorePolice #YAP50
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Last night, James had a chance to connect with Baltimore @MayorBMScott at the @YAPInc’s 50th Anniversary Dinner. James is a member of the YAP Board of Directors and a strong believer in their mission to provide community-based alternatives to youth incarceration.
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Thank you @MarylandDJS.
This week, DJS celebrates @yapinc’s 50th Anniversary! 🎉 Acting Secretary Betsy Fox Tolentino joined juvenile justice leaders as a panelist, sharing ideas to strengthen youth support across Maryland. Collaboration fuels progress. #YAP50 #DJSStrong
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Good News Friday ☀️- The YAP Allegheny County, Pa. Truancy Program hosted a Summer Camp for participants that spanned four days a week for over a month. @PghFoodBank
#YAP50
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Today CEO Riya Saha Shah and Senior Managing Director Jessica Feierman attended the Youth Advocate Programs (YAP) summit to share our critical work on behalf of children in the juvenile legal system. It was good to be with colleagues fighting for children’s rights!
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Why more Tarrant County kids are going to Texas youth prisons than any others @TexasTribune @alexnguyen2311
https://t.co/5tCGEKJmZY
texastribune.org
The rising number of youth sent from counties like Tarrant is helping to push the waitlist for beds in youth prisons to near an all-time high, the state says.
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So excited to be a part of @YAPInc 50th anniversary summit! Our own Michael Umpierre moderated the "Beyond Punishment: Rethinking Justice," a panel that included Betsy Fox Tolentino, Diamond Rice, Nathan Weil, Charlene Messer, Alex Alvear, and T-Man. https://t.co/rGLczT2ufb
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Harrisburg nonprofit marks 50 years of youth justice reform with celebration @PennLive @paulvigna
https://t.co/9XAIkZ8Zu3
#YAP50
pennlive.com
YAP's anniversary events include a Philadelphia gala honoring Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott on Thursday, Nov. 6, and a 5k run and food truck brunch in Harrisburg on Saturday, Nov. 8.
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American Youth Justice and Public Safety Trailblazers to be Recognized at 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Awards Gala @MayorBMScott @BaltimoreMONSE @UChiUrbanLabs @CYJ_GU @Georgetown @VinSchiraldi @TheImprintNews @JKwhut
https://t.co/ryg828jshT
#YAP50
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