The Department of Workforce Development oversees all training and credentialing activities for Family Peer Advocates and Youth Peer Advocates. Technical assistance is available to agencies who currently provide or are interested in providing Family Peer support and/or Youth Peer support. Since New York State transitioned to Medicaid Managed Care, the FPA and YPA Credentials have taken on an increasingly important role in the service system. We are committed to expanding the family and youth peer advocate workforce across New York State. 

 The Family Peer Advocate Credential launched in 2011 and currently, there are over 500 actively credentialed FPAs statewide!

The Youth Power network of FTNYS has supported the training and credentialing of Youth Peer Advocates (YPAs) in New York State since 2015.  The number of credentialed Youth Peer Advocates has recently surpassed 400 statewide!