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An AREA PROJECT...Embodies a democratic approach in which neighborhood residents analyze community problems, sponsor appropriate programs, and manage the entire enterprise through an elected board of directors...to provide a structure to act upon the sundry problems which undermine the allegiance of youth to conventional social and moral values.

Dr. Clifford R. Shaw

South Suburban Area Project... Preventing Juvenile Delinquency

SSAP MISSION STATEMENT

Establish and develop locally incorporated independent community committees; to carry out activities for the prevention and treatment of juvenile crime and delinquency, as well as to provide for the welfare, safety, and stability of the community at large; by a commitment to help improve the quality of life.

AREA PROJECTS STATEWIDE

South Suburban Area Project (SSAP) is a proud member of the Illinois Council of Area Projects(ICAP), ICAP is a network of 28 agencies who share a committed goal of improving the quality of life for all communities in the state of Illinois. Programs serve all the major metropolitan areas in over 80 counties, reaching over 120,000 individuals statewide.