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Mission
ACCESS Youth recognizes the unlimited potential of each child and
provides youth with access to resources, support and services that
empower them to transform themselves and make life choices that
positively impact their future.
Vision
We envision a world where children have the courage and support
to dream a bigger dream, trust themselves, and achieve their full
potential. ACCESS Youth launches our youth into successful adulthoods
and is a place they can always call home.
Values |
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- Collaboration
- Trust
- Service
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- Compassion
- Unconditional
Support
- Integrity
- Courage
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- Transparency
- Infinite
Possibility
- Creativity
- Inspiration
and Innovation
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Measurable
Outcomes:
- Reduce truancy
& recidivism
- Develop youth
and young adult leaders
- Decrease
High School dropout rates
- Increase
High School graduation rates
- Increase
post-secondary matriculation rates
- Improve
relationships between youth, their communities, families and police
officers
- Increase
the number of program youth exhibiting positive change in behaviors
such as: violence, substance abuse, antisocial behavior, gang
activities
Strategies
- Innovative
Restorative Justice: Meeting juveniles where they are through
tailored mediations, creative solutions, and a flexible approach
- Mentoring:
A five prong program that includes technology, digital storytelling,
arts expression/cultural engagement, entrepreneurship, and athletics
- Alumni Leadership:
Alumni return to use their tools to lead the next generation of
ACCESS Youth
- Community
Partnerships: Bringing schools, local organizations, and leaders
of every faith together in support of their youth
- Service
opportunities: Opportunities to grow, lead, and give back to the
wider community
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