Homeward Bound's Mission

At Homeward Bound we have a passion for helping families succeed within the walls of their own home. We know the difficult road traveled and the investment made by parents to help protect and reclaim their child. We also recognize that the transition home is the most crucial step in their child's journey. Our mission is to support this transition and to help the teen sustain the changes they have worked so hard to make. In short, our aim is to help families “Make it last!”

We work collaboratively with professionals and treatment programs to help create sustainable change. Our specialists are experts in helping teens transfer their newly learned skills to the real world, while helping the entire family make adjustments that are vital to long lasting change. We state firmly that parents are naturally the most powerful agents of change and with the right knowledge, skills, and support, they can strengthen and maintain their families.

We help families develop a support system made up of others who can help mentor the teen and support the family in creating lasting changes. We facilitate a coming together of the family's natural support system by bringing extended family, neighbors, clergy, coaches, positive peers, and friends together to provide support to the family as they transition their teen home. We call this group the "Home Team" because it's a team of people who are invested and will be there to lend a hand for years to come.

In the end, our mission is simply this: to empower parents and help their teens to succeed in the journey of moving from adolescence to adulthood, creating life long connections to each other and to their support systems so that together they can manage the transitions inherent in family life.