Mission / Vision

MISSION: Threshold is a diverse educational community organization that promotes personal health, growth, development and potential for lifetime achievement for people ages 12 to 25. Services and programs are delivered in a culturally competent manner.

VISION: Threshold will be the premier agency in the Rochester area providing comprehensive services to adolescents and young adults regardless of their individual resources.

THRESHOLD:

• Delivers innovative services that fill individual and community needs in an environment that is culturally diverse, nurturing, energizing, supportive, hopeful and joyful.
• Is mindful of our responsibility as stewards of public and private funds, and commits to achieving measurable goals and best practices standards in health care, education, substance abuse prevention, family support and other services that we implement to meet the needs of the target population.
• Develops and promotes opportunities for our clients to establish positive values and lifestyles stressing the value of life, family and community and the importance of intellectual and financial independence, while emphasizing our mutual dependence and the importance of caring for one another.
• Looks for new and innovative ways to work with people who share our mission; be they Threshold staff, board members, funders, community leaders, colleagues in other agencies.