On Thurs 20th Aug at the 7th Annual Conference on Children and Youth at University of Oxford, UK, a global YAP team presented a panel "Youth Advocate Programs, Inc: Strengthening Communities, One Biography at a Time." Panelists included YAP, Inc. CEO Gary Ivory, YAP, Inc. Vice President of International Development Diana Matteson, and researcher Dr.
Music, poetry, dance, artwork, and more – all created by YAP young people, families and advocates – were on display during YAP Ireland's “My Voice, My Choice,” National Event held August 12th. Highlighting the hard work and achievements of young people families and advocates is the purpose of YAP Ireland’s annual National Event held every
Young people on the Youth Advocate Programme Ireland presented their views on Social Media and the safety and well-being of children online, to the Oireachtas Children and Equality committee on Thursday 30th April. 4 young people worked together to prepare their views on the positives and challenges of Social Media for children and young people
YAP Ireland's 2025 Annual Report and 2026-29 Strategic plan launch April 21st with a webinar featuring contributions from young people, families, partners and staff. YAP Ireland will launch our Annual Report celebrating the amazing outcomes achieved by young people and families we worked with in 2025 through presentations from team leaders and service managers. Through
Every year YAP Ireland’s young people choose a theme for all our young people, families, advocates and staff to use for inspiration on projects, and to express themselves and speak about their lived experiences. We’re looking forward to sharing more around this year’s theme, including ideas for projects and activities in future updates! #MyvoiceMychoice #people
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from YAP Ireland On behalf of everyone at YAP, we would like to wish you all a Happy Christmas and thank all our young people, families, advocates, staff and stakeholders for their hard work and support throughout the year. We are proud of the work and progress of
YAP Ireland Launches New Hub in Navan Youth Advocate Programmes (YAP) Ireland officially launched a new YAP Hub in Navan in late November 2025. The new space will support the delivery of YAP Ireland’s strengths-based model to young people and families in the Meath area. The organisation has been providing community-based supports to young people and
YAP Ireland works with over 500 young people and families in need a variety of supports, each year across Ireland. This works by identifying solutions, providing needs led interventions and working towards achieving goals and positive outcomes for young people and families. In this recent case study the marked improvements made in a young person's
A big thank you to YAP Inc CEO Gary Ivory and YAP Ireland Board Member Teddy Reese for visiting our Dublin office last week! It was a great opportunity to learn more about their roles and personal histories as well as the amazing work of YAP Inc over the last 50 years. It was also
With the YAP Ireland 'Wrapped in YAP project', we wanted to create something that would make the feedback we collect from our Young People and their Families more tangible and accessible. Beautifully and thoughtfully crafted by Carol Conway, and the YAP Ireland Dublin Parent's group, the title of the project was chosen to mirror the
