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Philadelphia Hearing Presented a Powerful Case Against Institutionalizing Kids
21May

Philadelphia Hearing Presented a Powerful Case Against Institutionalizing Kids

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Anyone who believes in jailing troubled kids and teens should have been at City Hall in Philadelphia last week. One young woman, Qilah, testified, “People should have asked me why I was late to ...
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19Apr

YAP Board Member Received UNLV Community-Based Research Award

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Alexis Kennedy, YAP Board member and Criminal Justice Professor at University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), was recently honored with a 2018 Community-Based Research Award for a study that interviewed s...
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EBP+ Collaborative Policy Brief: Serving Youth of Color with Serious and Violent Charges
04Apr

EBP+ Collaborative Policy Brief: Serving Youth of Color with Serious and Violent Charges

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YAP is a proud member of the EBP+ Collaborative consisting of 12 organizations that specialize in serving youth of color with serious and violence charges.  Today, the EBP+ Collaborative releases...
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NJ Family Preservation Specialist Featured Speaker in Webinar on Closing Youth Prisons
27Mar

NJ Family Preservation Specialist Featured Speaker in Webinar on Closing Youth Prisons

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Krystal Seruya, YAP Family Preservation Specialist from Hudson County, NJ is one of the featured speakers in tomorrow's webinar on closing youth prisons.The webinar is presented by Law at the Marg...
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