About
Our Vision
All youth and their families living in
health, safety and harmony.
Our Mission
To assist Youth and Families while they journey to understand the connection between choice and change setting in motion opportunities to experience themselves and their relationships differently, within their culture and community.
Our Mandate
HomeBridge Youth Society is dedicated to promoting the safety, well-being, and healthy development of children, youth, and families across Nova Scotia. We are guided by our organizational ideology that is framed by the following:
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HomeBridge Youth Society Vision Statement
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HomeBridge Youth Society Mission Statement
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HomeBridge Youth Society Organizational Themes
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Circle of Courage (adopted from the work of Brendtro, Brokenleg & van Bockern, 2002)
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Relational Child & Youth Care Practice (25 Characteristics)
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Trauma Informed Theory
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Supervision: A Developmental Approach
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HomeBridge Youth Society Code of Professional Conduct
Through these principles we provide supportive, trauma-informed, and developmentally appropriate services designed to strengthen protective factors, foster resilience, and enhance pro-social, life opportunities for young people and hopefully create an opportunity for family reunification.
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Funded by the Department of Opportunities and Social Development, and in aligning with the Department’s Child and Family Wellbeing Practice Framework, we work collaboratively with government partners, caregivers, schools, and community agencies to deliver high-quality child and youth care programs that support socially responsive care which includes recognizing the harmful impacts of the following:
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Poverty
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Racism and discrimination
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Trauma and community violence
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Housing and food insecurity
Informed by the National Outcome Matrix which includes the four domains; Safety, Well being, Permanency planning and family and community support. (Trocme et. al. 2009 chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://cwrp.ca/sites/default/files/publications/2009%20NOM.pdf)
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We are committed to:
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Ensuring the safety and protection of children and youth;
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Promoting positive development, healing, and empowerment;
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Supporting families and communities in meeting the needs of young people;
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Providing culturally responsive and inclusive care that respects individual identities, backgrounds, and experiences;
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Offering evidence-informed programming that builds life skills, strengthens relationships, and supports long-term well-being;
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Upholding accountability, transparency, and high professional standards in all service delivery.
Through these efforts, our mandate is to help children and youth thrive, foster strong and supportive families, and contribute to healthier, more resilient Nova Scotia communities.
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“I learned to accept people for who they are because we have all been though our own things and there is no reason to judge.”
- HomeBridge Youth