Our Programs

Overview​

HomeBridge Youth Society is comprised of five facilities

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Hawthorne House: Serves youth who identify as male, over 12 years of age, in Dartmouth.

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​Sullivan House: Serves youth who identify as female, over 12 years of age, in Halifax.

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Jubien House: Serves youth over 12 years of age, in Halifax.

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Reigh Allen Centre: Serves youth over 12 years of age, in Dartmouth. Reigh Allen Centre is a short-term stabilization and treatment centre.

 

Cogswell House: Serves youth who identify as male, over 12 years of age, in Middle Sackville.​​​​​

 

 

All HomeBridge Youth Society programs have common characteristics, which ensure compliance with the Provincial Standards for Residential Child-Caring Facilities, however, each program is also unique in their mandate, and the therapeutic, life skills programming available to the clients in their care.

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In general:

• HomeBridge Youth Society services youth, 12 years of age and older.

• Programs are community based and located in residential neighbourhoods.

• HomeBridge Youth Society serves youth from all across Nova Scotia.

• Youth must be in the care of a Child Welfare Agency to be admitted to any HomeBridge Youth Society program.

• Each program follows and enforces a “No Smoking” policy.

• Each program offers structured and unstructured life skills programming.

• All youth are expected to attend a school program whenever possible.
   

Program mandates are followed closely, while striving to serve the needs of the youth presented to the Central Region as needing Child and Youth Caring Programs.