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Mission and Values

Five Decades of Change

Since 1968, Outside In has supported youth experiencing homelessness and other marginalized people as they move toward improved health and self-sufficiency. Driven to meet the changing needs of those it helps, the agency has created an all-inclusive and integrated system of cutting edge and sometimes controversial wraparound services that has transformed and saved thousands of lives over the years.

Mission

  • We help homeless youth and other marginalized people move towards improved health and self-sufficiency.

Values

  • Compassion for our clients, our coworkers, and ourselves

  • Courage to do this work, mirroring the strength of our clients

  • Responsiveness to individual and community needs

  • Acceptance of challenges and the need to reduce harm and suffering

  • Service to those who have experienced inequities and struggled to access care

  • Persistence in our enduring vision for human growth and change