National Youth Advocate Program

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She is a former chair and current board member of the Marion County Meals on Wheels, where she has volunteered for 28 years. She has served as an objective reviewer from the community for foster care cases for the DHHR in the Fairmont, West Virginia area, managed the Fairmont Field Club and has been involved in various volunteer work throughout West Virginia for over 30 years.

Welcome to the National Youth Advocate Program. Since 1978, we have been a dynamic advocate for the rights of children, youth and families. For over 35 years, from our beginnings as a two person agency in Van Wert, Ohio to our current operations spanning six states, we have operated under our Founder’s vision of community based, family focused services and the simple concept that we will never give up on a child.

The process and qualifications to become a foster parent vary from state to state. Basically, you need to be able to provide a safe, nurturing and loving home for the youth or group of siblings you foster. You will need to attend training classes that teach you about foster parenting, expectations, working with the family of origin and more.

The choice to foster a child, youth or sibling group is an important decision in the life of the foster parent and of the youth they foster. At NYAP, we take extra care to place the right kids into the right homes and for the right reasons. We believe that all kids are most successful when they live in a family setting and in the communities they call home until they can be reunited with their own family or with a relative. We work hard to provide you with the special training, resources and support necessary to meet the individual needs of the youth.

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