GUIDING PRINCIPLES:

The Bridge Youth Service Guiding Principles:

• We work in a way that will increase the sense of belonging and connectedness to community
• We value and respect the people we work with.
• We are flexible in our response to people’s needs
• We believe that people have the power to change their situations
• We respect people’s differences
• We view people in the context of their situation, their environment and their communities.
• We believe that people have both rights and responsibilities
• We do not accept responsibility for other people’s lives, situations or their ability to change
• We believe that the responsibility for a person’s well being should be shared by the individual and the community
• When providing services we will:
  i. Focus on strengths
  ii. Provide an environment for change
  iii. Provide an opportunity for choice