Mission         Christian Acres White House

All Christian Acres TPP employees are committed to the mission and values that guide our organization.  Following these principles ensures that we offer the best services to every young man in our program.

Mission:

We empower young men to live independent, successful, law-abiding lives.

Our Values:

·       We provide a safe place to live.

·       We ensure that all young men are provided a safe environment surrounded by staff that care.

·       We strive to achieve successful, lasting results.

·       We strive to achieve successful, lasting results.

·       We help young men develop the skills they need to live successfully by focusing on independent living skills and education.

·       We know our staff meet many challenges every day. Teamwork, open communication, open door policies, learning and having fun are essential for the well-being of our staff.

·       We improve our performance to achieve excellence.

·       We adhere to the Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”.

·       We assess our strengths and needs to identify areas for improvement through assessments, listening and suggestions.

·       By following the Golden Rule, we ensure that we provide the highest level of service to our providers, community, clients and their families. It also ensures that our services are provided with integrity.

Goals:

Our program focuses on preparation for transition, management of transition and follow-up after transition.  Our goals will embrace the primary goals, objectives and deliverables in relation to those of the Office of Juvenile Justice.  Program goals, objectives and activities will fulfill the following purposes:

1)    Providing basic life-skills to include consumer education, education and budgeting skills, credit use, housekeeping skills, planning a food menu, food preparation and safety skills, as well as parenting skills.

2)    Assisting youth in building interpersonal skills by assisting youth in improving his methods of communicating.

3)    Providing services to the resident’s family or guardian (when appropriate) in ability to form positive relationships with peers and adults.

4)    Providing skills for effective decision making and stress management.

5)    Assisting youth with accessing educational opportunities and/or vocational training.

6)    Providing job preparation skills and assisting youth in attaining job placement.

7)    Providing skills to youth to prevent, treat and reduce substance abuse issues.

8)    Providing counseling to address mental health care needs.

9)    Providing services to ensure that the resident’s physical health care needs are in order to facilitate the successful reintegration of the youth into the community.