Our Mission: YAP’s mission is to empower young adults, through mentoring and collaborative opportunities, to grow professionally and spiritually in an inclusive community. Our Vision: YAP envisions a community where young adults are accompanied and formed to become the next leaders of their workplaces, communities, and parishes by connecting them with fellow young adult Catholics and successful pr
ofessional mentors. Our Core Values:
- Promote Professional Development
o Establish a mentorship program, professional and spiritual
o Deliver workshops for profession-specific competencies
o Provide networking opportunities with successful professionals
- Nurture Spiritual Formation
o Offer prayer opportunities – Mass, Holy Hours, etc. o Organize an annual retreat
o Coordinate opportunities to bring Christ into their lives, workplaces, and community
- Foster Community
o Serve the Church and broader WNY community using their professional skills
o Collaborate with experienced Catholic professionals to create a community of belonging
o Host social gatherings
