National Youth Advocate Program

Name

National Youth Advocate Program

Legal name

National Youth Advocate Program

Website

https://nyap.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child and Family Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG), Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL)

Keywords

• Foster care services
• Behavioral health services
• Community-based youth services
• Child welfare services
• Adoption services

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Contracted Services: NYAP generates revenue primarily through contracted services with state and county government agencies including Medicaid programs, child welfare systems, and juvenile justice departments. Services are provided under case rate models and fee-for-service arrangements with government payers.
2. Medicaid Reimbursable Services: Behavioral health services including therapy, counseling, and mental health treatment are reimbursed through Medicaid, private insurance, or self-pay as noted for programs like STAR school-based services.
3. Foster Care Support Payments: Foster parents receive regular support payments designed to cover the basic needs of children placed in their homes, including food, housing, utilities, medical expenses, transportation, school supplies, clothing, and recreation activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

National Youth Advocate Program is a not-for-profit that delivers community-based advocacy and direct-care services for children, youth, and families, including traditional and therapeutic foster care, kinship and respite care, adoption services, outpatient and intensive behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, school-based mental health, and specialized programs for unaccompanied children and human trafficking survivors. Services are funded primarily through state and county child welfare contracts, Medicaid reimbursements, and partnerships with managed care organizations, and are delivered through a network of regional offices in 15 states.

Product overview

The National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP) is a private, not-for-profit youth advocacy organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of community-based services for children, youth, and families. The organization operates a multi-module service architecture centered on foster care (including foster care, kinship care, and respite care), behavioral health services (including outpatient mental health, substance use treatment, IHBT, and Wraparound), specialized programs (including OhioRISE, Care Management, EFCS, and adoption services), and youth-specific interventions (including La Jornada for unaccompanied children, CHANCE for human trafficking survivors, PASS-PSB, Healthy Ways, Connect TEENS, and STAR school-based services). These programs work together under a trauma-informed, strengths-based, family-centered philosophy to provide holistic support tailored to unique needs across multiple states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foster Care Community-based foster care placement services for children and youth who are temporarily unable to remain in their home, with the goal of family reunification; serves families involved with the child welfare system.
• Children's Mental Health Wraparound
• STAR (Student Treatment Advocacy Resources)
• OhioRISE Care Management
• Care Management
• Adoption Services
• La Jornada Program for Unaccompanied Children
• Transitional Foster Care (La Jornada)
• Long-Term Foster Care (La Jornada)
• Home Study / Post Release Services (HS/PRS)
• Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
• Enhanced Foster Care Services (EFCS)
• CHANCE Program
• Intensive Home-Based Treatment (IHBT)
• Outpatient Mental Health (OPMH)
• Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment
• PASS-PSB (Practicing Alternative & Safe Solutions for Problematic Sexual Behaviors)
• Healthy Ways
• Connect TEENS
• Parent Development
• Community Based Emergency Stabilization Care (CB-ESC)
• Hamilton County Family Preservation Program
• Licking County Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice (BHJJ)
• Bridges to Success
• Kin-Care First
• Independent Living Skills (ILS)
• Center for Family Engagement & Well-Being (CFEW)
• Care Coordination

Quantifiable outcome

• Care Management program has over 30 years of implementation experience with a program model that consistently produces excellent outcomes relevant to child safety, familial permanency, and least restrictive level of care

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Ohio MedicaidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOhio Medicaid operates the OhioRISE program, and NYAP serves as one of 18 care management entities (CME) for the program. NYAP helps connect OhioRISE members with behavioral health services in Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Greene, Logan, Madison, Miami, and Shelby counties.
• Aetna Better Health of OhiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAetna Better Health of Ohio is the managed care organization contracted to administer OhioRISE. NYAP partners with Aetna as part of the OhioRISE care management network to provide behavioral health services to eligible youth.
• Family Support ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough partnership with Family Support Services, NYAP offers community-based care in Florida's Duval, Nassau, Pasco, and Pinellas counties. The objective is to assist families in creating safe, healthy, and loving home environments for their children.
• Franklin County Children ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYAP is a proud partner of Ohio's Franklin County Children Services, an organization dedicated to protecting children by strengthening families. NYAP implements its community-based care model working collaboratively to ensure families thrive in their communities.
• OhioKAN (Ohio Kinship & Adoption Navigator Program)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYAP Ohio partners with OhioKAN, a statewide flexible and responsive kinship and adoption navigator program designed to assist children, caregivers, and families. NYAP supports OhioKAN's free services in Erie, Huron, Lorain, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, and Wood counties.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Youth Villages: Youth Villages is a private nonprofit providing residential, foster care, behavioral health, and intensive in-home services across multiple states. It is the closest direct peer to NYAP given its overlapping foster care, wraparound, and intensive home-based treatment offerings.
• KVC Health Systems: KVC Health Systems is a nonprofit child welfare and behavioral health organization operating foster care, in-home family services, and outpatient mental health across multiple states. Comparable to NYAP in service mix, contract-funded model, and multi-state community-based delivery.
• Eckerd Connects: Eckerd Connects runs foster care, adoption, juvenile justice, and workforce programs nationally, with a strong federal unaccompanied-children program (Ridgecrest). Directly comparable to NYAP given overlapping foster care, adoption, and unaccompanied-children service lines.
• Boys Town: Boys Town is a well-established nonprofit offering residential family care, in-home services, behavioral health, and community support for at-risk youth. Comparable to NYAP on foster/residential care, parenting programs, and behaviorally focused youth services.
• Pressley Ridge: Pressley Ridge operates community-based, residential, and educational programs for children and families with behavioral and emotional challenges across multiple states. Comparable service portfolio and contract-driven operating model.
• Fred Finch Youth & Family Services: Fred Finch provides mental health, autism services, residential treatment, and wraparound supports for children and youth. Directly comparable to NYAP on the behavioral health and wraparound side of the service mix.
• Maryvale: Maryvale is a California-based nonprofit offering residential treatment, mental health, and child welfare services for children and adolescents. Comparable to NYAP on intensive behavioral health and child welfare service lines, though at smaller scale.

Broad incumbents

• Casey Family Programs: Casey Family Programs is a national operating foundation focused on child welfare, foster care, and systems reform across all 50 states. Larger, broader remit than NYAP but a primary reference point in the U.S. child welfare nonprofit space.

Regional players

• Children's Home Society of California: Children's Home Society of California provides foster care, adoption, and mental health services primarily in California. Operates in a similar youth/family services niche as NYAP but with a geographic focus on California rather than Ohio/Midwest.
• Hillside Family of Agencies: Hillside is a nonprofit human services organization providing child welfare, behavioral health, and juvenile justice services primarily across New York State and the Northeast. Comparable in service mix to NYAP but Northeast-focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCB57DFi2H9bjdIpD1fzh7Cg
• Facebookfacebook.com/nyap.inc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nyap_inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/nyap.inc
• TikToktiktok.com/@nyap.org
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Compliance2 records

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