Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.
YAP is a nationally recognized, community-based nonprofit agency exclusively committed to providing alternatives to institutionalization through direct service, advocacy and policy change. We believe that people can be safely and cost-effectively integrated within their community with positive long-term outcomes through building on their strengths, connecting them with supportive people, places and activities within their community, and engaging them as equal partners. We serve over 12,000 families a year in more than 100 programs across 18 states in rural and urban areas including 25 major metro areas.