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Youth in Progress Regional Associates
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Description
Youth in Progress has regional teams in six different areas of New York State. These teams are comprised of youth in care in New York State that promote positive youth development and support adult/youth partnerships and adolescents in achieving successful outcomes.
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Target Audience
Youth Only
Contact Information/Service Locations
Stand Up 4 Youth
Contacts:
Melissa Crocetta, Regional Youth Associate
(518) 442-6515
mcrocetta@albany.edu
Peter Padilla, Regional Youth Associate
(716) 847-4663
peter.padilla@ocfs.ny.gov
County(ies) Served:
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming
Voices United and North County Youth Leadership Team
Contacts:
Michelle McKenzie, Regional Youth Associate
(518) 442-6536
mmckenzie@albany.edu
Paul Piersma, Regional Youth Associate
(315) 423-3952
paul.piersma@ocfs.ny.gov
County(ies) Served:
Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, St. Lawrence, Tioga, Tompkins
Youth 4 Progress (Y4P) and North Country Youth Leadership Team
Contacts:
Michelle Ray, Regional Youth Associate
(518) 442-6546
mray@albany.edu
Elizabeth Relyea, Regional Youth Associate
(518) 474-1168
elizabeth.relyea@ocfs.ny.gov
County(ies) Served:
Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Washington
Youth in Progress
Contacts:
Claudia Tracy, Regional Youth Associate
(6310 444-3693
claudia.tracy@stonybrook.edu
Jenette Allen-McCoombs, Regional Youth Associate
(631) 444-7615
jennette.allen-mccombs@stonybrook.edu
Pamela Brown, Regional Youth Associate
(212) 383-1797
pamela.brown@ocfs.ny.gov
County(ies) Served:
Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond
Youth of Mid-Hudson (YOMH) and Adolescent Leaders of Tomorrow (ALOT)
Contacts:
Claudia Tracy, Regional Youth Associate
(631) 444-3693
claudia.tracy@stonybrook.edu
Nelson Lopes, Regional Youth Associate
(845) 708-2449
nelson.lopes@ocfs.ny.gov
County(ies) Served:
Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester
Youth on the Move
Contacts:
Hasanai Badar, Regional Youth Associate
(518) 442-6504
hbadar@albany.edu
Lydia Dzus, Regional Youth Associate
(585) 238-8127
lydia.dzus@ocfs.ny.gov
County(ies) Served:
Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Yates
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