Welcome to Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.
Doing whatever it takes . . .
Who We Are
Since 1975, Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. (YAP) has offered effective and cost-efficient alternatives to the incarceration or other institutional placement of young people. YAP's programs, which are offered in juveniles' own communities, are family-focused and strength based. More...
Join Capitol Action Day & Speak Out Against Budget Cuts
If you want to stop budget cuts to people with developmental and intellectual disabilities, join us for Capitol Action Day June 5 in Harrisburg.
YAP Testifies about Helping Youth Recover from Trauma
Gary Ivory, YAP's President of the Southwest Programs and National Director of Program Development, presented testimony in Detroit April 23 before US Attorney General Eric Holder's Defending Childhood Initiative's Task Force on Children Exposed to Trauma. Mr. Ivory testified about the need to invest in successful programs that utilize community resources to reconnect youth to trusting adults, families and communities, helping youth recover from trauma. Read his testimony.
Charitable Giving
Click here for a charitable giving opportunity for YAP. You can now give to YAP through this fun LPGA event.
YAP NY Life Coach Program Featured in NYSAC
YAP's Wayne County, NY, Life Coach program is featured in the current issue of NYSAC (New York State Association of Counties) News. The article, written by Stephanie Hart, president of New York YAP, details how our reentry program for adult parolees succeeded in safely connecting paroled men to their communities – without any recidivism.
