YouthOne Values

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Seeing the potential in every youth and practically helping them discover their purpose and meaning in life. We do this by focusing on 3 areas of development.  Leadership, life skills and holistic health. 

At YouthOne, we believe everyone's story should be heard and that as mentors we need to earn the right to be  heard. Our identity as a staff is foundational to everything we do. To live out this identity, these are the core values we include:

• Peer to Peer Mentoring Relationships - Committing to being good friends and guides to youth who need it most. It is crucial for young people to have positive role models giving them direction, speaking life and hope over them. Our mentors earn the right to be heard and embrace the philosophy that our students "don't care how much we know until they know how much we care". 
• Family-like Community- Giving youth a community where they are deeply loved and supported.  A sense of belonging is a basic human need, to do this we must provide youth with a loving, safe and nurturing environment. 
• Home away from Home- Providing a safe comfortable environment for our student to want to be at over any other place out side of their own home is our goal.  
• Personal Growth- Seeing the potential in every youth and practically helping them discover their purpose and meaning in life. We do this by focusing on 3 areas of development.  Leadership, Life Skills, Character, Accountability, Discipline and Holistic Health. 

We believe every youth has so much potential, but many grow up without a dedicated community to help them fully realize it and reach it.  This is why YouthONE provides mentors, safe spaces and youth led tracks; where youth can find belonging and support to become their best selves. If you are committed to being a great mentor, dedicated to building a family-like community for teens, creating a home away from home environment, and have a great desire to see youth develop in their overall mental, physical and emotional health, we invite you to join in on our mission. 

YouthONE supports and embraces an all inclusive leadership and student membership without regard for race, religion, color, age, sex, orientation, identity, ability, or disability. Which is why we are passionate about creating an environment and culture that promotes and values diversity and reflects the communities we strive to serve. We are working to build a culture where diversity is the norm, not a program.*