We are not born with life skills, they are learned. At Gaining Ground we provide innovative and comprehensive programs that challenge the young adult population.

Our Mission

We believe positive attitudes and values influences one’s choice, judgement, behaviors, and actions that shapes the path for individual, societal, and environmental wellbeing. Gaining Ground Youth Services helps with assisting youth ages 15-24 to transform negative and destructive attitudes and behaviors and how to defuse and/or avoid conflicts and violence.

We are dedicated to empowering troubled youth in the communities to ensure that they have a chance at a healthy start and future. Our organization will provide comprehensive and innovative programs that will challenge these individuals to envision and learn to navigate a course that can be rewarding and characterized by achievement.

Gaining Ground Youth Services will help and assist in transforming the lives of youth and adults by involving qualified life coaches/mentors, individual case management, after school activities, homework assistance, GED test preparation, citywide and community involvement, facilitate anger/domestic violence programs, assistance in navigating through the courts probation/parole appellate system, life skills and self-esteem building.

Our Vision

We are not born with life skills, they are learned. Gaining Ground Youth Services objective is to build social and emotional wellness in our troubled youth. We are a self-sustaining, value based community guided by integrity, respect and trust; supporting these youth in being responsible and contributing members to our society. Gaining Ground Youth Services focus will be to identify and empower troubled and at-risk youth with leadership characteristics by helping them to develop socially, emotionally and professionally.

Our Beliefs

Our actions will be consistent with our words and intentions. Gaining Ground Youth Services will manage the programs by serving every level of the organization and manage donations with the highest integrity. The success of Gaining Ground Youth Services is defined by life changes not only in at-risk youth but in the dedication of individuals who volunteer.

• Gaining Ground puts the need of at-risk youth first

• We believe in the potential for all youth to grow and change

• We value, respect and have the highest integrity for our volunteers and donors

• We honor the unique process of each individual to meet their challenges and make their own choices for creating a healthy lifestyle

• We understand that each individual exists within the context of a family and we work holistically to foster healthy relationships

• We meet the youth where they are, listen with compassion, honor differences and build on strengths

• Youth are our present and future and Gaining Ground Youth Services supports all young adults

Our Programs