Mission & Vision

Vision

Youturn believes that all youth should have the opportunity to succeed.

Mission

To provide evidence-informed, individualized, and culturally responsive services that support youth with complex needs, their families and caregivers in building the skills to thrive within their community.

Mandate

Youturn empowers youth ages 12-24, their families and caregivers in Ottawa and the counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G), Renfrew County, and Prescott-Russell through flexible, evidence-informed services in English and French. We address challenges related to poverty, violence, mental health, and involvement in the justice system. Using a strength-based, trauma-informed approach, we collaborate with youth, families/caregivers and community partners to foster resilience and long-term success by equipping youth with the tools to achieve stability, independence, and meaningful community engagement.

Core Values

Professionalism & Respect

Committed to the highest standards of professionalism and mutual respect in our interactions with the youth we support, their families, and the community partners who have placed their trust in our services.

Acceptance & Flexibility

Resolved to embrace diversity, nurture an environment of inclusiveness and acceptance for all and champion, encourage and support innovative approaches to person-centred service delivery.

Teamwork

Value the skill sets and individual contributions of our staff. We support their advancement, in an atmosphere of collaboration, for the benefit of our youth and their families.

Cultural Competence

Committed to providing services that are responsive to the cultural, racial and ethnic differences of our youth, staff and community partners.

Integrity

Committed to honesty and transparency and working to ensure trust by taking responsibility for our words and actions.