THE EXTRA MILE: PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS
The YAP family respectfully requests your attention to three very important extra efforts aimed toward the village, if not the global village, in the care and nurturing of children. It has been noted that if every active employee donated just one dollar a week, we could collectively raise over $100,000 for these worthy causes annually.
YAP Endowment Fund
The purpose of the Endowment Fund is to provide scholarships for our youth upon successful completion of the YAP program. Scholarships will be given for classes, say, for truck driver training up to and including Ph.D. programs. Scholarships are awarded any time of the year and recipients can re-apply every semester.
Guatemala Guns . Terrorism . Murder
These are dangers familiar to YAP staff who work in gang-dominated neighborhoods. In Guatemala, human rights activist Carlos Toledo faces similar threats, with one important difference. Toledo and the children he serves are targets, not of gangs, but of their government. The crime of thousands of homeless Guatemalan children is simply that they exist. They are considered despicable pests, not human beings in need. Toledo’s crime is trying to help them.
Toledo’s National Movement for Street Children receives no official funding. Only the bravest of Guatemala’s private citizens publicly support his efforts. With nowhere else to turn, he sought help in the United States. In 1991, he received the Reebok Award for Human Rights. He also found a friend in Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.
Sierra Leone War . Devastation . Strife
Today, thousands of Sierra Leone’s youth are homeless, separated from their parents, disconnected from the educational system and living in government camps with no one to care for them. Many non-governmental organizations have overlooked the impact the war has had on children. These youth are looked upon as hopeless members of the society, killers, indistinguishable from the rebels.
The Sierra Leone Youth Advocate Program (SL YAP) focuses on Sierra Leone youth as the most delicate and most devastated members of this ongoing conflict. SL YAP aims to regain control of their lives and to empower them to become productive contributors to Sierra Leone’s bright future.... A bright future the youth will create.
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YAP, INC., PAYROLL DEDUCTION FORM
Should you want to participate in these programs, please check any or all of the following:
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[__]Yes, I want to help the scholarship program for youth enrolled in YAP.
I authorize YAP, Inc. to deduct $______per week from my paycheck and forward this amount
to the YAP Endowment Fund.
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[__]Yes, I want to help the children of Guatemala.
I authorize YAP, Inc. to deduct $______per week from my paycheck and forward this amount
to Carlos Toledo’s National Movement for street Children.
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[__]Yes, I want to help the children of Sierra Leone.
I authorize YAP, Inc. to deduct $______per week from my paycheck and forward this amount
to the Sierra Leone Youth Advocate Program.
Name: ______Social Security #: ______
Local Program Name: ______Local Program #: ______
Signature: ______Date: ______
Please Return to YAP, Inc., The Support Center, 2007 North Third Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102
Attention Fiscal Department/Payroll
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and all contributions are tax deductable.
The official registration and financial information of Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999.Registration does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by the state.
In Florida, from the Division of Consumer Services by calling toll-free, 1-800-435-7352
In New Jersey, from the Attorney General by calling (973) 504-6215
In New York, from the Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271
In Maryland, for the cost of copies and postage: Office of the Secretary of State, State House, Annapolis, MD 21401
In Virginia, from the State Division of Consumer Affairs, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services, PO Box 1163, Richmond VA 23218