Location: Zoom Event Details: Whether you are new to your role or have been a Youth Peer Advocate for many years, the Lived Experience Cafe is a YPA networking group to share experiences, innovative and effective practices, knowledge and skills, solution to barriers and challenges, and key information supporting your role as Youth Peer Advocates! […]

Location: Zoom Occurs monthly on the first Tuesday from 12:00PM-1:00PM Lived Experience Cafe Whether you are new to your role or have been a Family Peer Advocate for many years, the Lived Experience Cafe is an FPA networking group to share experiences, innovative and effective practices, knowledge and skills, solution to barriers and challenges, and […]

Location: Zoom Occurs bi-monthly on the second Tuesday from 11:00AM-12:00PM New open forum for FPA supervisors to discuss the challenges and successes of supervising family peer advocates and to support role clarity REGISTER HERE!

Child Welfare September 9 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM  Commissioner Gail Geohagen-Pratt (OCFS), Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi (Chair, Committee on Children and Families). Child Welfare Zoom Link

Location: Zoom Occurs monthly on the second Wednesday from 3:00pm-4:00pm Statewide meeting for Youth Peer Advocates (YPA), Certified Recovery Peer Advocates (CRPA), New York Certified Peer Specialist (NYCPS) and others in similar peer-based roles that work with youth to have an open discussion about tools and strategies, advocacy, networking and peer-to-peer mentorship, and workforce development! […]

Systems Advocacy 101 Join the FTNYS Policy Team for an empowering workshop on Systems Advocacy 101. This interactive session will equip you with the tools and knowledge you need to understand the world of government and policy, and most importantly, how to use your voice to drive real change. In this workshop you will gaining a deeper understanding of government […]

Developmental Disabilities September 15 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Developmental Disabilities Zoom Link

LIFT Legislative Breakfast September 19th, 2025 9:00AM-11:30AM Presented by Long Island Families Together Register Here

Mental Health/Addiction & Recovery September 19 | 10:30 am – 12:30 PM Commissioner Anne Sullivan (OMH), Commissioner Chinazo Cunningham (OASAS), and Senator Samra Brouk (Committee on mental health chair). Mental Health/ Addiction & Recovery Zoom Link

Juvenile Justice Town Hall September 22 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Families Together in New York State is hosting our Family Empowerment Town Hall Series this September- and we need your voice! These virtual events bring together families, youth, and community advocates from across New York to speak directly with state commissioners and legislative leaders […]