YAP Film

YAP recently worked with award winning filmmaker Mark Landsman to create a documentary about the work that we do in communities across the nation. The result is a moving and compelling film called "Safely Home". To watch the short version, click the video box below. To watch the full 13-minute version and learn more about the film, click here.

Endowment Fund Scholarship Recipient

May 14, 2013 Congratulations to Shyleen Williams, our newest scholarship recipient. YAP's Endowment Fund awards scholarships to deserving youth who've successfully completed our programs and are moving on to the next phase of their lives, whether that's college or career. More

High Fashion Helps High Risk Girls

May 6, 2013 Please join us on Tuesday, May 7th at 6:00pm at The Bonnell Building, Community College of Philadelphia for "A Walk Down a Different Path", Philadelphia YAP's 6th Annual Fashion Show for young women who have a history of trouble with the law. "These events give our young women the opportunity to stand before friends and loved ones while displaying their talents, instead of standing before a judge," says the event organizer, Tawaina Reed, Assistant Director of PYAP's Day Treatment/Aftercare Program. For more information, Contact Dana Newman, Deputy CEO and YAP President, at 215-808-4181 or at dnewman@yapinc.org.

Press Release

YAP South Carolina Autism Conference

May 6, 2013 On April 24, 2013 Youth Advocate Program celebrated Autism Acceptance month through hosting the conference "Rethinking Autism" in Greenville, South Carolina. Parents, teachers, self-advocates, human service professionals and local police explored new and positive ways of living and working together with autism by celebrating neuro-diversity. More

Australia's Life Without Barriers to Visit YAP Sites

April 24, 2013 The Australian nonprofit "Life Without Barriers" is using a social innovation grant to examine the YAP program model that has safely kept kids out of institutional placement for over 40 years. More

Advocating for PA Families

April 17, 2013 YAP's newly released paper "Preserving Resources for Pennsylvania's Families with Children with Behavioral Health Challenges" highlights how Pennsylvania's behavioral health rehabilitation services (BHRS) are critical for families who need support for children with behavioral health challenges and how the threat of more budgetary cuts will devastate them. "BHRS strengthens families. With support, families can stay together; both parents are more likely to be able to work; placement in a more restrictive school setting can be avoided; institutional placement is avoided; and youth get the treatment and advocacy they need to be better understood in their communities."

MERGE Graduation in Atlantic County, NJ

April 9, 2013 The MERGE program in Atlantic County, NJ celebrated the graduation of 19 members on Tuesday. See coverage from a local television station below.