Youth Health Advocate Project (YHAP)

The Youth Health Advocate Project (YHAP) reaches youth at high risk for HIV/STD/HCV and provides prevention education to young men who have sex with men (YMSM), young women who have sex with women (YWSW), homeless youth engaging in sex work, and substance users. YHAP promotes sexual health education through EBPs. Our 5-day Home-Grown Let Your Future Exist (LYFE) curriculum includes 1-5 day workshops on HIV, STIs’, Birth Control, Condom Negotiation, and Healthy Relationship Roleplays. A high priority for the YHAP Project is engaging LGBTQ+ youth as they seek community services and resources. Referrals are made for HIV Testing and Counseling, STI Screening and other resources such as housing, food insecurities, job readiness, mental health services and academic support. The YHAP Project offers three community-based curriculums for NYC Public Schools, After-school programs, Churches, Juvenile Justice agencies and other community-based organizations.

Evidenced-Based Program's (EBP)

Community PROMISE

Community Promise is a community-level intervention to promote progress toward consistent HIV prevention practices through community mobilization and distribution of small-media materials and risk reduction supplies, such as condoms. In addition, YHAP, has role model stories based on personal accounts from individuals in the targeted population. These stories appeal to the target populations and reflect their culture and languages are produced approximately once a month.

Be Proud! Be Responsible! (BPBR)

A five-hour, six-part intervention that aims to prevent HIV and other STIs among adolescents ages 13 to 18 by improving their HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors through videos, role-playing, games, and exercises that reinforce learning and encourage participation.