Mission Statement:
“I” – initiative. Take the initiative to do the right thing even when no one else will know.
“N” – nurturing. Nurture others through the quality of your actions even when no one else will know.
“T” – teamwork. Teamwork is service before self even when no one else will know.
“E” – excellence. Excellence in all we do even when no one else will know.
“G” – giving. Giving 110 percent even when no one else will know.
“R” – respect. Respect each other even when no one else will know.
“I” – intelligence. Be intelligent by wanting to learn how to manage new or trying situations.
“T” – true. Be true to the best that’s in you even when no one else will know.
“Y” – you. You hold the power to make a difference when no one else will know.
About:
Integrity First is a high paced program that offers clinical mental health, CCSS, academic and community support to student’s in grades age 6th through 12th. Integrity seeks to support adolescents and teens transitioning into adulthood with skills to navigate emotional stability, healthy decision making and self-advocacy. The unique programming allows for students to engage in Milieu Based therapy along with wrap around services to support life, financial, social, emotional, behavioral, and recreational life domains. Our Culturally competent programming allows for our students to experience actives outside of their socioeconomic or cultural situation. The program demographic includes students with IEP, Developmental delays, cognitive deficit. Severe Emotional Disturbance, Sever Mental illness, JPO involvement, CYFD protective services involvement, gang involved and substance abusing clients. Approximately 90% of our students come from local Latino, Native American or Anglo families that sufferer the effects of generational trauma and colonization.
Integrity First also uses a trauma-based approach to support emotional stability and treatment.