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Our Programs
Overview​
HomeBridge Youth Society is comprised of six facilities
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Hawthorne House: Serves youth who identify as male, over 12 years of age, in Dartmouth.
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Johnson House: Serves youth who identify as female, over 12 years of age, in Dartmouth.
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Sullivan House: Serves youth who identify as female, over 12 years of age, in Halifax.
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Jubien House: Serves youth over 12 years of age, in Halifax.
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Reigh Allen Centre: Serves youth over 12 years of age, in Dartmouth. Reigh Allen Centre is a short-term stabilization and treatment centre.
Cogswell House: Serves youth who identify as male, over 12 years of age, in Middle Sackville.
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All HomeBridge Youth Society facilities have common program characteristics, which ensure compliance with the Provincial Standards for Residential Child-Caring Facilities, however, each facility is also unique in their mandate, and the life skills programming available to the clients in their care.
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In general:
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HomeBridge Youth Society services youth, 12 years of age and older.
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Facilities are community based and located in residential neighbourhoods.
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HomeBridge Youth Society serves youth from all across Nova Scotia.
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Youth must be in the care of a Child Welfare Agency to be admitted to any HomeBridge Youth Society facility.
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Each facility follows and enforces a “No Smoking” policy.
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Each facility offers structured and unstructured life skills programming.
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All youth are expected to attend a school program whenever possible.
Facility mandates are followed closely, while striving to serve the needs of the youth presented to the Central Region as needing residential care.
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““My favorite part of programming is that we go out
and have fun.”
- HomeBridge Youth