Who We Are

At Choices for Youth, we see the potential for growth and independence in everyone who comes to our door. Once safe housing has been secured, our first priority is the aspirations of youth: where do they want to get, and what might it take to get there?

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Who We Are

At Choices for Youth, we see the potential for growth and independence in everyone who comes to our door. Once safe housing has been secured, our first priority is the aspirations of youth: where do they want to get, and what might it take to get there?

Our organization is based on the philosophy that everyone has a right to:

Safe housing;
A standard of living that promotes physical, mental, emotional, psychological, and social development;
An environment of mutual accountability, responsibility, independence, equality, dignity, peace, and respect;
Protection from abuse;
Participation in any decision making that affects their lives.

Read more about how we develop essential programming and what programs we currently offer.

Core Values

As our organization grows and the external environment changes, we are steadied by our core values. They remind us to focus on those we serve, and to build environments at the forefront of supportive programming.

Core Values

As our organization grows and the external environment changes, we are steadied by our core values. They remind us to focus on those we serve, and to build environments at the forefront of supportive programming.

Act with empathy and kindness.

Choose to see the potential.

Cultivate safe, inclusive spaces & promote diversity.

Work hard, with boundless ambition & strategic excellence.

Inspire hope & create opportunities that empower.

Choices for Youth strives to be a model of diversity and inclusion, and our Board Members, staff, volunteers, and program participants reflect the many faces, cultures, identities, abilities, and walks of life that make up our province. We are a learning-centered organization that values the perspectives and contributions of all people, and strive to incorporate the needs and values of diverse communities into the design and implementation of inclusive programs.

We respect, value, celebrate, and welcome racialized people, all sexual orientations, women and trans* people, Aboriginal and First People, people with disabilities, with mental illness, and those from all social strata.