Become a Foster Parent
SCYAP foster care focuses on the power of family to help children to heal, to bounce back, and to become even stronger than before.
Become a Youth Advocate
Community-Based Services (CBS) are non-residential services that are provided within the youth/family’s home, school or community.
Mental Health Services
SCYAP is committed to providing trauma-informed, family focused services to improve the lives of children, youth, and families.
Placing the Needs of Youth and Families in the Forefront
The South Carolina Youth Advocate Program (SCYAP) is South Carolina’s premier provider of foster care and community-based services. We are a private, non-profit, 501(c)3 child-placing and family-serving organization. SCYAP has served children and families in South Carolina since 1990.
SCYAP programs promote individualized treatment, flexible programming, case and cause advocacy, community-based services, and a positive approach to treating children and working with families. We have a comprehensive array of programs and services to children and families dealing with serious emotional, behavioral, psychological and/or development issues.
This Month
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2019 | September 2, 2019 | September 3, 2019 | September 4, 2019 | September 5, 2019 | September 6, 2019 | September 7, 2019 |
| September 8, 2019 | September 9, 201910:00 am: Florence PRIDE Training10:00 am: Florence PRIDE TrainingSeptember 9, 2019 Florence Regional Office 619 Gregg Ave. Florence, SC 29501 US
Please call Lisa Blend or Nyisha Roberts at 843-661-7080 to register for the class at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled training, or if you have any questions. Training is a requirement that must be met in order to become a Foster Parent. |
September 10, 2019 | September 11, 2019 | September 12, 2019 | September 13, 2019 | September 14, 20199:00 am: SCYAP Super Saturday - Florence Region9:00 am: SCYAP Super Saturday - Florence RegionSeptember 14, 2019 – Florence Regional Office 619 Gregg Ave. Florence, SC 29501 US Thank you for your interest in the South Carolina Youth Advocate Therapeutic Foster Parent Program. We would like to cordially invite you to attend an orientation. Our orientation is designed to guide you through the licensing process. Please bring your application packet along with personal documents that we need copies of such as…birth certificates, driver’s license and social security cards. If you don’t have a packet there will be some available at orientation. R.S.V.P. by contacting our Licensing Department and ask for Evelyn Matthews at 843.661.7080 or ematthews@scyap.com. Join us and BRING A FRIEND because the Need for Foster Parents is GROWING every day! Your friends can also contact Chris Whitaker 803.779.5500 cwhitaker@scyap.com. There will be door prizes and refreshments will be served. |
| September 15, 2019 | September 16, 2019 | September 17, 20192:00 pm: Florence PRIDE Training2:00 pm: Florence PRIDE TrainingSeptember 17, 2019 Florence Regional Office 619 Gregg Ave. Florence, SC 29501 US
Please call Lisa Blend or Nyisha Roberts at 843-661-7080 to register for the class at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled training, or if you have any questions. Training is a requirement that must be met in order to become a Foster Parent. |
September 18, 2019 | September 19, 2019 | September 20, 2019 | September 21, 20199:00 am: SCYAP Super Saturday - Midlands Region9:00 am: SCYAP Super Saturday - Midlands RegionSeptember 21, 2019 – SCYAP Columbia 140 Stoneridge Drive Columbia, SC 29210 803-779-5500 Thank you for your interest in the South Carolina Youth Advocate Therapeutic Foster Parent Program. We would like to cordially invite you to attend an orientation. Our orientation is designed to guide you through the licensing process. Please bring your application packet along with personal documents that we need copies of such as…birth certificates, driver’s license and social security cards. If you don’t have a packet there will be some available at orientation. R.S.V.P. by contacting Rebecca Stevenson at 803.779.5500 or rstevenson@scyap.com. Join us and BRING A FRIEND because the Need for Foster Parents is GROWING every day! Your friends can also contact Chris Whitaker 803.779.5500 cwhitaker@scyap.com. There will be door prizes and refreshments will be served. |
| September 22, 2019 | September 23, 201910:00 am: Florence PRIDE Training10:00 am: Florence PRIDE TrainingSeptember 23, 2019 Florence Regional Office 619 Gregg Ave. Florence, SC 29501 US
Please call Lisa Blend or Nyisha Roberts at 843-661-7080 to register for the class at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled training, or if you have any questions. Training is a requirement that must be met in order to become a Foster Parent. |
September 24, 2019 | September 25, 2019 | September 26, 2019 | September 27, 2019 | September 28, 2019 |
| September 29, 2019 | September 30, 2019 | October 1, 2019 | October 2, 2019 | October 3, 2019 | October 4, 2019 | October 5, 2019 |