Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc., by redirecting justice, child welfare and other social services dollars from youth prisons and other out-of-home facilities to communities where our program participants live, we are helping our systems partners with their goals of achieving racial equity in their service delivery and better outcomes for the young people they serve.

Direct Services

• Behavioral Health
  • Outpatient Services
  • Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP)/Day Treatment
  • In-Home and School-Based Services
  • YES Waiver (Youth Empowerment Services)
• Child Welfare
  • Reunification Program
  • Substance Use Recovery
  • Transition Age Youth
• Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • Ages 0-3
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Specialty
• Violence Interruption
• Youth and Young Adult Justice
  • Gang Intervention
  • Re-Entry/Aftercare
• Innovation

Policy and Advocacy Change: YAP promotes public policies that create or invest greater resources in families and communities; reduce reliance on facilities and out of home placements; promote equity in areas related to race, gender, gender identity and sexual orientation, legal status, and ability; and rebuild well-being.

Training and Consultation: YAP has helped “change the hearts and minds” of jurisdictions, schools, like-minded organizations and the broader public through providing training, consultation, technical assistance and education.

Invest in Futures: One of the tools available to YAP program participants and members of their families is our Endowment Fund scholarship. Whether the goal is college, truck driving school, a technical certification or other career endeavors, the scholarship is available is available to support recipients’ economic pursuits. In addition to tuition, awardees can use the funds to pay for books, vocational tools or a computer.

Age Groups	Children Adolescents Adults
Community Services	Basic Needs / Assistance Housing / Shelter Supportive Housing Employment / Training Independent Living Skill Program Life Skills Training Preparing for Adulthood Family & Support Services Case Management Divorce & Co-Parenting Family Support LGBTQ LGBTQ Parenting Parenting & Caregiving Racial / Social Justice Youth Groups
Health Services	Behavioral / Mental Health ADHD / ADD Anger Management Anxiety Behavioral Conduct Disorder Depression Dissociative Disorders Family Conflict & Distress Grief / Loss Mental Health Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Personality Disorders Self-Injury Teen Issues Trauma / PTSD Crisis / Safety Bullying Child Abuse / Neglect Crisis / Safety / Prevention Domestic Violence Emergency Preparedness Gang Prevention Missing Youth Suicide / Suicidal Ideation Trafficking Intellectual and Developmental Needs Advocacy Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Communication Disorders I / DD Day Program Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Learning Disabilities Special Needs Support Coordination Transition Planning Medical Health / Wellness / Nutrition
Treatment Services	In-Community Services Outreach Services Parent Coaching / Mentoring Substance Abuse Evaluations Outpatient Services Alternative Therapies Assessment / Evaluation Counseling Counseling / Therapy, Family Counseling / Therapy, Individual Intensive Outpatient (IOP) Social Skills Treatment Settings Home In Community School Telehealth
Areas Served	Bergen County Hudson County Passaic County

Last Updated: 07/31/21