About Christian HorizonsServing Nearly 1,500 Ontario FamiliesChristian Horizons is a non-profit, faith-based charitable organization serving nearly 1,500 people with developmental disabilities and their families in Ontario. With more than 200 residences as well as respite care and retreat facilities, we offer programs and services that can be tailored to meet a wide variety of needs.Our VisionPeople with exceptional needs belong to communities in which their God-given gifts are valued and respected.Our MissionServing the person with exceptional needs.Our ValuesWe will honour God and value people in all we do and with all our resources.A Special Thank You ...A special thank you to Unity for Autism, a charitable foundation that raises money to support centres of excellence providing programs for individuals with autism. Unity for Autism recently donated generously to our group homes making a positive difference!
A Meaningful Life: Relationships, Community, Well-Being.Our Values: Our beliefs and principles...the framework for deciding how we do thingsWe focus on customer satisfaction.Everyone at YSSN has a customer, whether that person is outside or inside the organization. We value our customers and measure their satisfaction to ensure we have it right.We are grounded in certain principles specific to the services we offer. They are choice, individualization, creativity and flexibility. We embrace the idea that YSSN does not have to be the entire answer, but an integrated part of what is collectively available to our external customers.We trust and respect.We hold the people we support, and those we work with, in high esteem. We treat everyone we encounter through our work with the same dignity and respect we ourselves expect.At YSSN we use our best judgement in any situation, and we trust each other to do so, just as we trust the people we support. Integrity is the foundation for trust. We work ethically and honestly, building trusting relationships with people inside and out.We talk to each other.We strive for transparency and for being fully informed