On Friday, September 8th, West Virginia Counseling and Advocacy (WVCA) held an open house to introduce the West Virginia community to YAP's new location in Martinsburg.  The new office is centrally located in historic downtown, making it more accessible to youth and families who need to ride the bus or walk to their appointment.  The event included a hot dog roast, meet and greet with WVCA staff.  Additionally, back-to-school item donations were collected to be given to youth ...

Harris County Advocate Program and YES Waiver Program collaborated to provide a “Back to School Bash” for their local community.  The event was a big success.  Youth gained additional knowledge on conflict resolution for the school year, alcohol prevention, positive affirmations, social skills, and anxiety management techniques.  Advocates engaged their young people in various activities and really supported the excitement of starting another school year. Addition...

YAP hosted a table at Project Self-Sufficiency's annual Back to School Fair to distribute information about the Outpatient program in Morris/Sussex county. We also raffled off a $10.00 gift card to Stop and Shop.  Representative Theresa Gallagher spoke to about 75-100 families, including parents of some YAP graduates.  They had nothing but praise for YAP's services.To learn more about the Back to School fair, read this article from the New Jersey Herald.  

A group of youth and advocates from Roanoke YAP gathered to clean up a local community park.  

Dauphin County YAP hosted its 9th annual Peace Street in Harrisburg, PA on Friday July 21st.  Families, community partners and representatives from the city lined the streets in front of the YAP Family Clinic in Harrisburg. This annual event was initiated in response to increased violence in the city with the goal of engaging youth and families in thoughts and actions that contribute toward building strong and peaceful communities. The celebration of peace and community collaborat...