​ At SERCYPAA 1996, in Charlotte, NC, a group of people, inspired by the conference they were attending, gathered around the hotel pool and discussed the need for a state young peoples conference. After taking the idea and presenting it to different areas, several people met on August 10, 1996, to elect an Advisory Council. The Council was formed and a few months later in October of 1996 a meeting was held in Raleigh, NC to hear bids from Greensboro and Charlotte, NC. The first Conference was awarded to Greensboro which held the conference in September of 1997 and proceeded to give NCCYPAA the start we needed. The legacies of unity, service & recovery continued.