Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. Board of Directors members recently met policy pioneers and program partners whose work has advanced their alternative-to-youth-incarceration model and justice reform programs. The board members, several of whom are new to the organization, were gathered for a luncheon as part of a board meeting in Chicago, highlighted in this video.

Later, the board met Chicago program participants and their YAP  Advocates who empower the youth to identify and realize their strengths while connecting their families with tools to firm their foundation.