At Marymound we measure success by the ability of a young person to overcome the difficulties of their past, advance their education and become positive people who contribute to society. Our goal is to have every young person who passes through our doors leave with more confidence and self-worth; looking forward to a life of hope and confidence.
Marymound strives to critically evaluate the effectiveness of its programs and services. We monitor individual therapeutic and/or educational goals as well as the goals of the overall service Marymound provides.
In Managed Care, success is currently measured by clients successfully re-integrating into their home or other community settings.
At Marymound School, success is measured both via formal academic testing and through a student’s ability to transition back to community school or a post-secondary education/training program.
In Treatment Foster Care, success is measured by the child’s ability to stay within a family setting and subsequently transition to his or her home community or to independent or semi-independent living.
In our Youth Addiction Stabilization Unit, success is measured by youth agreeing to enter into treatment after the period of stabilization.
On another level, there are times we measure our success by knowing that the child is alive and out of danger or by seeing that we’ve helped break the cycle of abuse and addiction in a particular young person’s life.
We know we’ve been successful when we hear from a former Marymound youth that she/he is a happy adult with a fulfilling and meaningful life.
The bottom line is that we are successful if we have been able to demonstrate to a child that we care about them and are here for them.
