Mission + Values

Our Mission

NYAP cares for people, strengthens community connections, and promotes peace. By nurturing resilience and advancing safety, stability, and well-being, we create the foundation for children, youth, and families to thrive.

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Our Vision

NYAP is an energetic instrument of compassion and transformation for families and individuals.

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Our Values

NYAP has a non-negotiable commitment to doing what is best for children, youth, and their families.

  • NYAP has a non-negotiable commitment to doing what is best on behalf of families so children and youth can flourish within the communities they call home.

  • NYAP actively promotes positive changes in structures, systems, and policies that affect the success of families, children, and youth.

  • NYAP is committed to standing with every individual, amplifying their voices to promote justice, dignity, and transformative change.

  • NYAP does not give up on people. We have an abiding faith that every person has an innate ability to learn, grow, and develop.

  • NYAP believes people are united by our humanity and enriched by our diversity. We create safe environments where people find positive ways to be themselves and learn to live with others in the greater community.

  • NYAP believes that human rights are for everyone.  We embrace the power of peace and reconciliation and make an unconditional commitment to nonviolence.

  • Through innovation and critical thinking, we find new ways to help individuals grow stronger and families remain together.

Statement of Corporate Culture

Our culture is guided by Ubuntu—the Zulu phrase that means I can’t be me without you. By recognizing our shared humanity, we acknowledge that every individual’s existence and well-being are inseparable from the existence and well-being of others. Like a village that lifts up its members, we surround individuals, youth, and families with care, compassion, and affirmation. Every voice matters, every story belongs, and everyone is valued within our village. Along with those we serve, we are a community committed to human rights, peace, and justice — a community of many, operating as one, advocating for all.