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Mission
Youth Assisting Youth as a voluntary community-based mentoring organization is committed to promoting the healthy growth and development of young people, strengthening families and responding to and supporting changing community needs.
Guiding Principles
• Mentoring is an effective tool that allows all individuals involved to develop their potential
• Youth have the power and potential to make valuable contributions in their communities
• Everyone in the organization is an ambassador who has the ability to seek out and create opportunities that strengthen the organization
Goals
• Mentoring is an effective tool that allows all individuals involved to develop their potential
• To achieve financial and organizational stability and growth
• To prevent the development of severe difficulties in children and youth
• To develop leadership skills in children and youth
• To serve a diverse ethno-cultural community
• To advocate for changes that will improve conditions affecting young people, their families and their community
• To educate the community at large about the conditions affecting young people
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