Our Mission, Vision,

and Core Values

Believe to Achieve (BTA) provides opportunities through educational, social recreational and creative programs & services, to support our community, so that every child and youth feel empowered, loved and supported, while enriching their everyday lives.

We are achieving these goals by providing free programming in three crucial areas:

Dealing with peer pressure | Building strong self-esteem | Setting personal objectives and goals for achievement

EDUCATE

We provide tangible support and mentoring services to youth. Provide employment training and opportunities, job search assistance, academic and athletic scholarship support and counseling.

EMPOWER

We support life skills development, provide opportunity for individuals to develop knowledge and building on positive healthy relationships.

IMAPCT

Provide intentional programming, resulting in self actualization, heightened self-esteem and were one can positively see and build there future.

Vision

Building capacity, resilience, health and safety within communities

Core Values

1

Belonging

We welcome everyone in a safe, accepting environment based on belonging and positive relationships.

2

Equity & Accessibility

We are committed to ensuring that all people reach their full potential and are not disadvantaged from attaining it because of their race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, social class, socio-economic status, or other socially determined circumstances.

3

Respect & Dignity

We ensure that everyone - children, youth, families, volunteers and staff - is heard, respected, valued and treated fairly.

4

Diversity

We are committed to inclusion and value and respect the differences found in our community. We demonstrate this understanding through sensitivity, culturally competent and inclusive practices and policies that include individuals from diverse groups in our decision making, information sharing, access to services, governance and employment.

5

Accountability

We are accountable to the community for the actions and services of our agency. We will ensure program and services reflect identified community needs, integrate community resources and as partners, we will effectively dedicate our collective resources to this end.

6

Community Engagement & Collaboration

We are committed to provide stakeholders in the community opportunities to participate in decision-making through processes designed to identify, understand, and address community needs on an ongoing basis.

7

Encouragement and Support

We encourage and support every child and youth to play, learn and grow to achieve their dreams.

8

Excellence

We strive to provide the best and most appropriate programs and services to the community. We listen carefully to the needs of the community, seek the resources to respond to these needs, and implement programs and services with the highest standards.

9

Sustainability

We will measure, improve, and be accountable for our environmental, financial, social, health and well-being results.