Positive Environment

Planning

Informed Decision-Making

Collaboration

Youth Circles value YOUTH CHOICE. 
Youth circles honor the youth’s dreams, goals and choices, and respect youth as independent and responsible.

Youth Circes value a POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT. 
Circles focus on celebrating the youth’s emancipation, strengths, and accomplishments.  A nurturing, safe environment is created for the youth to explore solutions, possibilities, and future goals.

Youth Circles value PLANNING. 
Youth Circles develop skills for making new plans in the future, and adjusting current plans to meet changing life circumstances. 

Youth Circles value INFORMED DECISION-MAKING. 
Youth Circles draw from the group wisdom to generate options and resources to make a concrete, detailed plan to achieve the youth’s goals.

Youth Circles value COLLABORATION. 
Circles acknowledge and build on the youth's support network, and encourage them to take an active role in supporting the youth’s plan.