Mental Health Advocates of WNY (formerly Mental Health Association of Erie County)

Youth Peer Advocate Non-Crisis Support Line

MHAWNY’s Youth Peer Advocate program seeks to create a local NON-CRISIS support line where young people can call, text or chat with a credentialed Youth Peer Advocate (YPA) about issues and concerns they have that are affecting their mental health.

CATEGORY: Strengthening Partner Capacity
LOCATION: Buffalo, NY
AMOUNT: $35,000
YEAR AWARDED: 2022
WEBSITE: https://www.mhawny.org

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Empowering Parents to Advocate for Inclusion

Massachusetts Advocates for Children is working to remove the barriers that exist in education to create equitable opportunities for children and youth to learn, grow, and thrive. The organization focuses its advocacy efforts on children and youth who face significant barriers, inequities, and/or discrimination because of their economic status, disability, race, ethnicity, culture, or immigration … Continued