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Youth Advocate Program (YAP), Burlington / Camden / Gloucester / Mercer / Salem (856) 848-0165
Woodbury
YAP is one of the key agencies in New Jersey working with young people and families with the most complex needs in the communities.
Typical YAP services focus on intensive advocacy, case management, mentoring, family support, life skills training, anger management / coping skills training, and supported work programs with youth and teen fathers.
YAP can tailor these services for those at risk of out-of-home placement, detention, incarceration, truancy, gang involvement, and criminal activity.
Camden County YAP provides advocacy and mentoring to youth and families involved with the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) and those on probation through the Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC).
This takes the form of our Advocacy, CRIS, Outreach, Life Skills, and Re-Entry programs.
As an approved NJ Behavioral Health provider under the State Medicaid program, YAP also serves an additional 100 youth and their families at any given time and employs bachelor, master, and licensed level therapeutic staff.
More recently, YAP has begun introducing its model for serving those on the Autism Spectrum through various training programs.
Camden County YAP provides in-home and outpatient behavior health services for youth and families. We offer services to youth, adults, and families.
Trina Jackson, Director - Burlington County
Tiffany Love, Director - Camden County
Jennifer Rodriquez, Director - Gloucester / Salem / Mercer County
Current Active MOU
- Camden County Partnership for Children
- Capitol County Children's Collaborative (Mercer)
System of Care (CSOCI Medicaid / FlexFunds) Areas Served
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Gloucester County
- Mercer County
- Salem County
Last Updated : 08 / 14 / 23
Location
603 N Broad St
Suite 211
Woodbury, NJ 08096
Gloucester County
856) 848-0165
856) 848-0403
Counties Served
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Last updated : 2024-10-13