The Murray McKinnon Foundation aspires to encourage and support the potential of the young persons in our care.

Our Statement of Values:

• The Murray McKinnon Foundation aspires to encourage and support the potential of the young persons in our care.
   
• We believe in creating safe and caring programs utilizing best practices to empower our clients to become responsible citizens.
  
  
• We believe in acting as advocates to ensure that the unique needs of our clients are met through the use of evidence based, gender responsive programming.
  
  
• We believe in teaching our clients skills and strategies to make effective, positive and enduring lifestyle choices.
  
  
• We believe in the rights of all individuals and celebrate the diversity of our communities.
  
  
• We believe in a team approach involving the family and community services to support the client in their goal to be successful.
  
  
• We believe in taking a leadership role in working towards collaborative community partnerships to meet our mutual goal of providing cohesive services in the least intrusive manner.
  
  
• We believe in employing competent, well trained professional youth workers.
  
  
• We believe in fostering continuous learning to ensure that our employees have access to current information and research in order to guide their work with our clients.
  
  
• We believe in management practices which encourage teamwork and dedication.
  
  
• We believe in being accountable to our funders and our communities by ensuring that our services reflect the changing community needs.