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Young Adult Institute, Inc.

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Aging Children Disabled Persons Family Human Rights Safety Social Development Youth Social Development: Aging Disabled persons Employment Social policy Youth
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	United States of America
Millennium Development Goals:	Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	YAI's mission and day-to-day activities of its staff are focused on a single succinct and clearly articulated goal: promoting for people with disabilities opportunities for Living, Loving, and Working. YAI's mission acknowledges that every individual served by YAI desires to contribute and be productive, have warm relationships with others, and live in a dignified and sympathetic environment. YAI's vision of Seeing Beyond Disability promotes defining each individual by his or her potential, rather than deficit, with the goal of providing opportunitites for the fullest life possible for each individual. Over the last 50 years, we built one of the nation's most comprehensive networks of programs and services to assist people with disabilities in maximizing their potential. We are firmly committed to helping the people we serve to achieve their potential for independence, individuality, productivity and inclusion in their communities. We believe that our staff is our most important resource. We are committed to promoting the involvement and participation of our staff in the management of the agency and to facilitating the growth of our staff through education, training, and supervision.
Year established:	1957
Year of registration:	1957
Organizational structure:	The YAI Network comprises eight renowned not-for-profit, independent health and human services agencies, which serve people of all ages with developmental, learning and physical disabilities or delays, with a reach that extends throughout the greater New York metropolitan area, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, as well as to countries like Jordan and Saudi Arabia through consulting efforts. The YAI Network’s 5600 staff members serve more than 20,000 individuals, including a rapidly increasing elderly population, in more than 450 award-winning community-based programs. Also acclaimed for its education, publications, training and conferences, the YAI Network provides incomparable leadership and advocacy that ultimately benefits millions of people with disabilities throughout the world. Listing of the eight YAI Network Agencies: YAI/ Young Adult Institute, New York League for Early Learning, Premier HealthCare, The Corporate Source, The Manhattan STAR Academy, Rockland County Association for the Learning Disabled, National Institute for People with Disabilities of New Jersey, International Institute for People with Disabilities of Puerto Rico. Centers: YAI Autism Center, YAI Center for Specialty Therapy.
Number and type of members:	The agency was established to provide services to people with developmental and learning disabilities, funded by state and federal funds. The organization is not based on memberships.
Funding structure:	Fundraising campaigns Product sales and business services Donations and grants from domestic sources Grants from Governments

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