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Since January 1998 Running Rebels has received funding from the Office of Justice Assistance (through Milwaukee County) to implement a community-based mentoring program called the Youth Advocacy Program (YAP). It was designed to serve up to 45 youth a year labeled by the court as serious chronic offenders. Each youth is at least 12 years old and is court-ordered into the program. Goals of the program include reducing the number of minority youth in corrections, helping each youth to fulfill his/her court conditions, to avoid all law violations, to improve school attendance and GPA, and to engage in positive alternative activities.
Each participant is assigned an advocate who works a minimum 13 hours a week to provide support and guidance, and regular group meetings address anger management, life skills, AODA education, and positive alternative activities. The underlying premise of the Youth Advocacy Program is that even the most troubled youth have compensating strengths and capabilities that can be developed and enhanced with supervision, structure, and support. Success is defined as a positive program completion, not re- offending, and not having to be placed in corrections.
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