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Mission

Our mission is to help all of Naugatuck's young people realize their potential to be healthy, resilient, and awesome.

We accomplish our mission & goals through:

  • building developmental assets for all
  • expanding leadership & life skills + abilities
  • diversion from the criminal justice system
  • preventing substance abuse & other risky behaviors
  • elevating platforms for youth to use their voices to advocate for themselves & others, improving the community & the world

Our Guiding Principles:

  1. Accepting. We actively engage and invite youth of all different backgrounds to participate with us.
  2. Supportive. We embed mentoring in everything we do and create an open space where all youth have access to a trusted adult.
  3. Adaptable. We are responsive to community needs and individual differences.
  4. Respectful. We are sensitive to youth and recognize how differences relate to youth development and functioning.
  5. Dependable. We respect confidentiality and gather information directly from youth in school and the community.