A united voice for Utah's Youth
The YPA’s mission is to (1) represent the interest of the members in regard to policy, legislative and contract issues, (2) advocate for youth and a cooperative coordinated system of care for such youth, and (3) actively participate in the political and public policy arena in order to meet the above stated objectives.
Governing documents: YPA Bylaws PDF
The Youth Providers Association Team
Mariah Hurst
Executive Director
Devin Jensen
YPA President (2022-2024)
Denise Kimber
President Elect (2023-2024)
Troy Shaw
Residential Chair (2023-2024)
Kirsten Walker
YPA Treasurer (2022-2023)
Christina Zidow
YPA Legislative Chair
Stephanie Grover
Family Based Care Chair
Lisa Peterson
Secretary (2022-2023)
Aside from the Executive Director, all members of the Executive Committee are volunteers, either elected or appointed.
We strengthen our work through a united effort.
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Supporting Youth Providers
We provide a confidential forum for members to voice their concerns, provide feedback, and request support. Through effective collaboration, up-to-date networking tools and solutions-based conversations, the YPA helps providers remove the roadblocks preventing the best possible care.
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Legislative Lobbying
By being a part of the conversations before, during, and after the introduction of new legislation, the YPA is able to preserve as much freedom for providers, secure needed funding for quality services, and create common-sense solutions to problems that plague the human services system.
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Resources
Trainings, CEU's, workgroups, conferences, lunch-n-learns, online tools, historical data, legislative talking points, or good old-fashioned research when we don't have an answer; all of the above are resources the YPA offers it's members.