@YAPInc

High-impact change nonprofit providing community-based alternatives to youth incarceration, residential care and neighborhood violence.

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Joined June 2009
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Celebrating its 50th year, check out this video to see how YAP supports youth, families, and communities. youtube.com/watch?v=BM3rY9D3…

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Thank you, @SenBlumenthal!
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Thrilled to announce a  $1.5 million grant to @YAPInc to help stop gun violence & expand mental & behavioral health services. This 51-year old program has a proven record of keeping kids safer.
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According 2 Faylyn Frost, a vocational rehabilitation counselor w/@PA_OVR, @YAPInc, one of MyWorks’ key partners, is being recognized by OVR as an outstanding service provider...@PALaborIndustry @TheSentinelPA lewistownsentinel.com/news/l…

Putting potential to work: MyWorks gives MCHS students hands-on employment experience

LEWISTOWN — For many high school students, a first job is more than a paycheck. It is a chance to build confidence, gain independence and discover strengths that may not have been visible in the...

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Thank you for your support and partnership @AZCouncilHSP!
Arizona Council of Human Service Providers AZCHSP@AZCouncilHSPOct 21
🌟MemberSpotlight! @YAPInc is driving systems change by advocating for community-based services that keep youth and families together, strengthen communities, and create brighter futures. Learn more: yapinc.org/

Home - Youth Advocate Programs

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YAP's October Newsletter: Positive Change Happens Here. Join the Mission. Discover how YAP is helping youth, families, & communities thrive thanks to your support & donations that help make it possible. loom.ly/Juohmbw #YAP #YAP1975 #PositiveChangeHappensHere

Positive Change Happens Here. Join the Mission.

Email from Youth Advocate Programs       Dear changemaker, As the weather changes, and we enter this season of gratitude, we’re thankful for your support, partnerships and contributions to Youth

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YAP Alternatives to Violence Program Manager Donnell Gardner on how the Charlotte community-based intervention teams connect with youth & young adults to help them make better decisions. @CLTgov @MeckCounty @Queen_City_News @_mattstell youtube.com/watch?v=sCXwJIfB…

Four teens and one man charged in fatal shooting of 4-year-old Charlotte boy

The suspects are Ar’montae Johnson, 16; Antonio Kahron Ladson, 17; ...

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Every week, MONSE’s GVRS team meets with @YAPInc and @RocaInc to stay coordinated, strengthen partnerships, and make sure Baltimoreans at the very highest risk of being involved in violence get the support they need to stay safe, alive, and free.
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Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. retweeted
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Today, L&I Secretary Nancy A. Walker celebrated six students with disabilities who spent their summer gaining paid, hands-on work experience through L&I's MY Work program. From painting murals and planting gardens to mulching and maintaining Scranton's parks, these students built valuable workplace skills while making their community an even better place to live. The experience was made possible through a six-year partnership between L&I's @PA_OVR, @YAPInc, and the @ScrantonCityGov. Read more: pa.gov/agencies/dli/newsroom…
L&I Secretary Nancy A. Walker talking to a MY Work Program student.

ALT L&I Secretary Nancy A. Walker talking to a MY Work Program student.

Shapiro Administration Celebrates Scranton Students with Disabilities for Summer of Service Through L&I’s MY Work Program.

ALT Shapiro Administration Celebrates Scranton Students with Disabilities for Summer of Service Through L&I’s MY Work Program.

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How Memphis program helped teens find new path after criminal charges commercialappeal.com/story/n…

How Memphis program helped teens find new path after criminal charges

Memphis teens facing serious criminal charges have been turning their lives around through a this community support program.

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Compassion fuels Allyssa Butler’s Work @LivingstonCoNY theneighborhoodadvocate.org/…
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YAP Shelby County, Tenn. - How Memphis program helped teens find new path after criminal charges @memphisnews @ShelbyJuvenile commercialappeal.com/story/n…

How Memphis program helped teens find new path after criminal charges

Memphis teens facing serious criminal charges have been turning their lives around through a this community support program.

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Thank you for your collaboration & support @ShelbyJuvenile and we appreciate the coverage of the successes of YAP program participants @WMCActionNews5.
Action News 5@WMCActionNews5Jul 29
GOOD NEWS — A Memphis nonprofit is keeping troubled teens out of jail, and the results are turning heads. On Wednesday, Youth Advocate Programs (YAP) celebrated the first graduates of a program that keeps the majority of its participants arrest-free. actionnews5.com/2026/07/29/l…

Local nonprofit celebrates 1st graduates of youth intervention program

A Memphis nonprofit is keeping troubled teens out of jail, and the results are turning heads.

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How Baltimore is targeting friend groups to prevent shootings buff.ly/fSJZtJ2

How Baltimore is targeting friend groups to prevent shootings

Baltimore’s growing approach to battling crime leverages group intervention and services to cut down on shootings and homicides, as new research shows significant declines.

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'Home should feel safe': Hundreds of Charlotte families impacted by shootings into occupied homes @JessePierre_ @wcnc @MeckCounty @CLTgov @CMPD wcnc.com/article/news/crime/…

'Home should feel safe': Hundreds of Charlotte families impacted by shootings into occupied homes

New CMPD data shows 282 shootings into occupied properties through June, while community groups work to prevent more violence.

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What Can Cities Learn From Baltimore’s Extraordinary Decline in Violence? @teamtrace @ByChipBrownlee @BaltimoreMONSE @RocaInc @MayorBMScott @stefmav thetrace.org/2026/07/baltimo…

What Can Cities Learn From Baltimore’s Extraordinary Decline in Violence?

A growing body of research suggests that the city’s approach to reducing shootings at scale may be one of the most effective yet.

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Quad Cities Youth Formerly in Trouble or in Crisis Make Positive Change Fueled by Community Support theneighborhoodadvocate.org/…
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"Our approach is a better investment than incarceration and residential care." - @YAPInc CEO & President Gary Ivory ICYMI - Read more here: pangeaglobe.com/interviews/g…
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EJ, a West Baltimore resident, said situations like this are part of the reason she joined the @BaltimoreMONSE GVRS team at the nonprofit @YAPInc., which is contracted through the city. @toriyorgeytv @wbaltv11 wbaltv.com/article/boy-shot-…

'40 rounds of gunshots': Upton fearful after boy shot on playground

The mother of an 11-year-old boy who was shot is urging anyone with information to come forward about the two shooters caught on video.

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Youth Advocate Programs Launches New Intervention Model and YAP Global Leadership Institute @USATODAY @YAPIreland @LWBAustralia @bien_siembra @OJPNIJ usatoday.com/press-release/s…
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Northern Maryland - Thanks to Donations Made to YAP®’s Endowment Fund, Program Participants Like J’Von Are Seeking out Trades and Other Educational Opportunities theneighborhoodadvocate.org/…
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ICYMI: $1.18M in federal funding fuels Baltimore’s violence reduction effort @ChevallP @baltimoresun @MayorBMScott @BaltimoreMONSE @stefmav @BaltCoPolice @RocaInc yahoo.com/news/articles/1-18…

$1.18M in federal funding fuels Baltimore’s violence reduction effort

Baltimore’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy gave Carter a second chance — and then a third. At 36, Carter had just rebuilt his life after a four-year prison stint, returning to his old job at a...

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