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This resolution recognizes November 3, 2025, as Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. (YAP) Day, celebrating the 50th anniversary of an organization founded in 1975 with the mission of providing community-based alternatives to institutional care for young people and families. YAP is described as a global leader in innovative advocacy, serving youth and families in various communities with individualized, strength-based services that prioritize keeping families together and employ an evidence-based "no eject, no reject" policy, meaning no one is turned away. The resolution highlights YAP's success in reducing reliance on out-of-home placements like detention centers and correctional facilities, offering cost-effective solutions that benefit youth, families, and communities, and fostering resilience, economic opportunities, and safer communities through a holistic approach. The Clerk of the House of Representatives is directed to distribute copies of this resolution to the public and the press.

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72448