Vision

Empowering youth to shape their futures by providing a safe, supportive, respectful and responsive community of excellence. YouthLink is the place where the END of homelessness and the END of poverty begin for youth served.

Mission

Build healthy relationships with youth and the community to address youths’ urgent needs so that doors of opportunity are opened to futures of empowerment, connectedness, and self-reliance. 

Goals

Empowerment

Youth’s ability to gain control over their own lives by promoting social, emotional cognitive and behavioral competencies.

Self-Sufficiency

Youth’s ability to provide for their selves, manage their own affairs and make their own judgments.

Connectedness

Youth’s positive sense of being part of a school, family unit, support network, and/or a larger community.