THE DOOR / LA PORTE (OTTAWA-CARLETON) OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH / POSSIBILITES POUR JEUNES INC.
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Mission Statement
Our Vision and Mission Our vision for The Door is one of a welcoming place where young people aged 12-18 acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors to become independent adults capable of realizing their full potential and participating actively in their communities. Our mission is to provide integrated social and developmental activities to youth members within an accessible, safe, and supportive environment. The programs of The Door are founded on voluntary participation in activities structured to maximize the opportunity for young people to engage in terms of their unique development capacities and needs. Every program operates within a framework designed to: • Strengthen personal knowledge and skills and the promotion of healthy behaviors and lifestyles. • Develop interpersonal skills and practices of understanding, tolerance and inclusion. • Contribute to a sense of civic responsibility and engagement in community.
About This Cause
The Door Youth Centre, is primarily a place for youth to access educational and employment support, health promotion and recreational programs and to establish links to other youth-oriented programs and services throughout the community. Most important, it is a place where youth can feel good about themselves and their place in the community! The Door is the only youth centre in the Centretown West area, thus fulfilling a need that is otherwise unmet. Working with youth in our city we see youth that may have a stable home environment and others may be high-risk. They come from a variety racial and ethnic backgrounds, some of them new Canadians. There is a range of gender diversity and also those who identify as members of the LGBTQ2S+ community. The Door is a place youth can benefit from a safe environment to learn, contribute and share or simply enjoy a safe place to hang out with friends. Each youth is expected to help out in some small way at the centre, whether it’s taking out the garbage, cooking dinner, working the front desk, basketball court, and/or participating in the decisions about how The Door operates on a day-to-day basis. This ensures that The Door is truly a facility of and for young people.