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Alternate Shelter Society was awarded its third three-year CARF accreditation in 2010 for the following programs: Valley House and Murrayville CLICK HERE
ALTERNATE SHELTER SOCIETY IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR COMMITTED BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE 2009/2010 TERM
Help Support Our Cause! Over 30 Years of Innovative Youth Care Services Alternate Shelter Society has been providing effective services to at risk and high risk youth and their families since 1977. Our services range from home support to intensive treatment programs. Alternate Shelter Society provides residential and support services to a population of youth variously described as “abused,” “homeless,” “at risk,” and “behaviourally disordered.” We are a non-profit society, governed by a Board of Directors. The Society was initially formed by a group of care givers and other interested community members who felt new and flexible models were needed to serve youth in care. Mandate
To care for the children and youth at Alternate Shelter Society the best we can. Alternate Shelter Society assumes that all behaviour has meaning and purpose. Behaviour challenges, anger/violence, street involvement, substance abuse, criminal connection and even self-mutilation are survival strategies for the youth we serve. Such behaviours are attempts by children and youth to create situations where they feel in control -- where they think they have a choice. We have seen that strong people can emerge when this survival drive can be reassigned from self-destructive behaviour to healthy functional skill development that will help them re-integrate into their families and communities. We have a unique child-centered approach that works well with this group of youth, especially when combined with a committed multi-disciplinary team. Alternate Shelter Society believes youth have a right to live in a home that is safe, secure and nurturing; an environment that assists youth in developing self-discipline, control, and helps to identify goals that result in meeting the objectives of all individuals involved in caring for youth. Often systemic issues arise for youth that are counter-productive to their well-being. Our goal is to provide individualized streamlined service to each youth that we serve. Since our inception, Alternate Shelter Society has actively put our mandate into practice. We have developed expertise in building individualized programs to meet the distinct needs of each youth in our care. We have a high tolerance for emotional and behavioural problems, believing strongly that all behaviours have meaning and purpose. Times have changed but our mandate has not. Success, or meeting our mandate, will look different with each youth for whom we provide services and care. We hope to provide children and youth with the appropriate skills, choices, opportunities and care in order to help them integrate back into their families and communities. We must hope that we can meet some – if not all – of the youth’s needs in this process without putting the youth or others at risk. Structure Each year, members of Alternate Shelter Society elect a Board of Directors that governs the Society. On a day-to-day basis, Alternate Shelter Society is managed by the Management Team. Anyone who shares the goals and agrees to the mandate of Alternate Shelter Society is welcome to become a member. Alternate Shelter Society adheres to a constitution and bylaws that are detailed in our policies/procedures. To see the Code of Conduct/Code of Ethics that all staff at Alternate Shelter Society adhere to please CLICK HERE. Accreditation Ministry of Children and Family Development
Annual General Meeting Report, November 2009.
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As of August 25,2009