Positive Youth Development

NYAP is committed to positive youth development. We offer intensive treatment programs that effectively address at-risk behaviors, reduce recidivism, and facilitate successful community living.

NYAP assists youth as they overcome their challenges, embrace personal growth, and become positive members of their communities. NYAP's commitment to youth ensures they receive the support, resources, and treatment they need to navigate their path toward a successful and fulfilling future.

Featured Programs + Services:

  • Practicing Alternative & Safe Solutions for Problematic Sexual Behaviors (PASS-PSB): Utilizes a strengths-based treatment approach to address problematic sexual behaviors.

  • Constant and Never-Ending Improvement (CANEI): Cultivates self-awareness, responsibility, and positive connections, enabling youth to live productively and respectfully in their community.

  • Independent Living Program: Provides opportunities for youth to develop essential skills and prepare for their future.

  • Teen Reach: Comprehensive after-school program that provides a safe and engaging space to enjoy positive and enriching experiences.

  • Juvenile Victim Offender Mediation (JVOM): Structured process to facilitate dialogue, understanding, and resolution between victims and juvenile offenders to promote healing, accountability, and restitution.

  • Bridges: Providing transitional living services and support, based on the unique needs of young adults to promote readiness for independent living.