Trauma-informed, community-based services keeping families together across South Florida and beyond.
The National Youth Advocate Program operates from a straightforward conviction: children belong with their families, and families belong in their communities. From its West Palm Beach office, NYAP delivers the kind of hands-on, relationship-driven advocacy that bureaucratic systems rarely provide on their own. The work here is personal, and the mission is specific.
Founded as a private, not-for-profit organization, NYAP has built its model around trauma-informed care, meaning every service, every conversation, and every plan of action accounts for what a child or family has already been through. That approach shapes everything from how staff communicate to how programs are designed.
The West Palm Beach location serves as a local hub for families navigating some of the most difficult chapters of their lives. Whether a family needs care management, foster care support, or resources to stay intact, the team here works to reduce barriers and build real stability, not just short-term fixes.
NYAP's services are organized around one goal: keeping children connected to their families and rooted in their communities. Foster care support is a core offering, including both long-term and transitional foster care placements, along with dedicated resources for foster parents who need guidance and ongoing assistance.
For unaccompanied children and youth, NYAP runs the La Jornada program, providing specialized advocacy and home study and post-release services that help young people stabilize and connect with family after crossing significant life transitions. Care management services coordinate the broader network of support a family may need, from community resources to individualized planning.
Family support runs through every service line. NYAP does not hand families a referral sheet and send them on their way. Staff work alongside children, youth, and caregivers to build the kind of sustained, community-grounded stability that lasts.
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NYAP provides community-based advocacy services designed to keep children and families together. This includes care management, foster care support, family resources, and specialized programs for unaccompanied youth, all delivered through a trauma-informed lens.
La Jornada is NYAP's specialized program serving unaccompanied children and youth. It provides advocacy, home study services, and post-release support to help young people connect with family and build stability after significant transitions.
Yes. NYAP provides both long-term and transitional foster care services, along with support and resources for foster parents. The goal is to ensure stable, nurturing placements for children who need them.
The West Palm Beach office is located at 5840 Corporate Way, Unit 106, West Palm Beach, FL 33407. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The office is closed on Saturday and Sunday.
No. NYAP is a private, not-for-profit organization. It operates independently, which allows its mission, rather than government mandates alone, to guide how services are delivered to children, youth, and families.
Trauma-informed care means staff are trained to understand how past experiences affect a child's or family's behavior and needs. Services are structured to avoid re-traumatization and to build trust, safety, and empowerment at every step.
You can visit the office at 5840 Corporate Way, Unit 106, West Palm Beach, FL 33407 during business hours, Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. You can also learn more and find contact information at www.nyap.org.
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