Youth Program Quality Assessment (YPQA) Basics – Fall 2025
The Youth Program Quality Assessment (YPQA) is a valuable tool for evaluating the quality of your youth program. It helps you identify both strengths and areas for improvement. With the YPQA, you will assess your program in four key areas: (1) safety, (2) supportiveness, (3) peer-to-peer and peer-to-adult interactions, and (4) youth engagement. You will receive the assessment tool, a guidebook, and instructions on how to use them to evaluate, plan, and enhance your program. Additionally, you can use this evaluation tool continuously to support the development of your staff.