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At NYAP, we put children, youth, and families first. We seek to maintain an organization where we all want to work. We listen to each other, celebrate our big moments, support each other through challenging times, and encourage growth personally and professionally.

Our Culture

It’s our people. Our values.
Our restless pursuit of a better world.

At NYAP, our culture is the combination of our core values and the exceptional people that help bring them to life. Our employees embody our dedication to our communities and it’s through their commitment to these values that we’re able to create an inclusive workplace that promotes caring, connection, and peace.

NYAP’s culture is guided by Ubuntu, a term derived from a truncated Zulu phrase roughly meaning, I couldn’t be me without you. We believe our individual existence and well-being is inextricable from the existence and well-being of others. We are a village who centers the child and family in every effort and restores itself by caring for people. Everyone and their story belongs and is valued in our village. We are a community in business and partnership, alongside those we serve, to advance the lived experiences of human rights, peace, and justice in every neighborhood.  We are a community of many, operating as one, advocating for all.

  • At NYAP, together we’re building an organization where we all want to work. We listen to each other, celebrate our big moments, support each other through challenging times, and encourage growth personally and professionally.

    We care about our employees and provide an array of unique benefits and resources to make sure our employees have what they need to achieve the work-life balance that allows them to bring their best to their work.

  • To us, it is important that our organization represents the communities where we work and the children, youth, and families we serve. That's why we are committed to recruiting, retaining, and advancing talent from diverse backgrounds.

    Our shared values allow us to work together to move us all forward - being an instrument of compassion and change in the lives of the children, youth, and families in the places we call home.

Our Benefits

Empowering your well-being, fostering your development, and investing in your future, our benefits help support you as an essential member of our work family. We offer competitive healthcare plans, tuition repayment assistance, retirement savings, wellness programs, and more.

Internship Program

NYAP is a national organization with locations across the country, and multiple locations within most states. NYAP's various departments and programs provide a wide range of learning opportunities under one national umbrella. If you are a student interested in internship opportunities, please click on the Internship Inquiry form below and a representative from NYAP will contact you.

Our Commitment

National Youth Advocate Program deeply values and is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion for all who are served by, employed or work with, or visit the organization. We are committed to the provision of safe and inclusive environments, and we strive to advance our mission from a steady foundation of actionable values and an inclusive service and workplace culture. 

We deeply appreciate and are committed to the vital individual and collective journey of continuous learning, healing, and fostering a more caring, inclusive, and equitable environment. We believe this unwavering dedication is what makes the way for a more compassionate and just society.

Discrimination in all forms is prohibited including race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected genetic information, religion, national origin, immigration status, marital and familial or parental status, veteran or military status, ancestry, political affiliation, reprisal, receipt of public assistance and/or any other status or classification protected by applicable laws, regulations, or ordinances.   

If accommodation is needed to participate in the application process, please contact NYAP by calling 888-202-2965 and asking for the Human Resources Department.