NYC Youth Anti Prison Project (YAPP) Community Based Solutions to Incarceration

The Youth Anti Prison Project (YAPP) is a community based alternative to incarceration program that support Justice impacted Young Adults for their entire community supervision sentence. we know and understand the criminal justice system more then anyone else being that a collective of post incarcerated leaders who all operate and own projects that serve those incarcerated, previously incarcerated & their families. YAPP - provides a safe space for youth to grow and be fully supported with : ** professional and personal development ** Housing for their entire community supervision sentence **Employment ** career trainings & supported continued education ** college scholarships and paid internships ** certified Credible Messenger trainings ** a personal mentor/case management with onsite social workers ** wrap around legal services ** business education & civics classes YAPP creates all of this as a system of support that le