YAPWrap® By Youth Advocate Programs: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile

Founded in 1975, Youth Advocate Programs (YAP®) is a non-profit that provides youth justice, child welfare, behavioral health, and neighborhood safety services to youth, their families, and communities. The organization is nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA), and its mission is “to deliver and advocate for safe and effective community-based alternatives to residential care and incarceration that empower individuals, families, and neighborhoods to thrive.”

Headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, YAP® operates in 32 states and Washington, D.C. It also has international partner organizations in Ireland, Australia, Sierra Leone, and Guatemala. The organization employs approximately 2,000 . . .