Take Action • Change the System
Youth Power of Families Together in New York State is run for and by youth and young adults. We work to ensure young people have meaningful involvement on all levels of the services they receive. We ensure the availability of Peer Support through persistent advocacy, technical assistance and by offering training and education opportunities.
What we do
- Statewide Youth Peers Meeting (YPM)
- Educational & Skill Building Workshops
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- For middle & high school youth
- For Youth Peer Advocates (YPAs) and those interested
- For Adult Allies & Community
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- University of Youth Power (UYP)
- Provide Technical Assistance to individuals and agencies
- Our Councils & Boards
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- Youth Power Advisory Council (YPAC)
- Youth Mental Health Advisory Board for NYS Governor (YMHAB)
- Voices of Youth Advisors (VOYA)
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- Create and Promote Social Media Campaigns
- Resource Tabling
- Partner with young people to create change within systems and communities
Our Priorities
The Youth Power priority agenda guide’s our advocacy efforts throughout each year. As a network, we set and reach goals that transform service systems so young people receive the support they need with respect and dignity they deserve.
- List top priorities as a topic/subject. Details provided in Priority Agenda page
- Are these the same or different from FTNYS priorities?
- Should YP have it’s own primary focus tasks per year?
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