Y4P is a group of young people from Region 4 of New York State’s Office of Children and Family Services who are or who have been in foster care.

The goals of Y4P are:

Give youth in placement opportunities to meet & share experiences.

Serve as the voice of youth in Region 4 to policy makers, law guardians,
caseworkers, childcare workers, and foster parents to insure that foster care youth have the opportunities they need to achieve their full potential.

Represent issues of youth in placement in Region 4 on the Statewide Youth Leadership Advisory Team.

Y4P meets once a month to discuss issues raised by youth in the region and to plan activities for foster care youth.