Our Mission

To introduce area youth to activities and services that promote feelings of self-esteem and self improvement when they develop a healthy attitude toward authority. All organizational activities instill and teach the benefits of law abiding citizenship and civic engagement.

Our Purpose

Teen Court of Sarasota, Inc. provides students ages 8-18 with educational youth development activities that are designed to meet the specific needs of at-risk youth and student volunteers. In an attempt to make the community safer by reducing juvenile delinquency, all youthful participants become engaged in activities tailored to confront the many challenges facing youth in Sarasota County. The philosophical framework of our services is to offer educational classes and intervention services that unquestionably transform the lives of young people. By providing young people with ways they can make positive change in both their community and in their own lives, they become active participants in finding solutions for problems that impact their community.

Our Vision

To instill self-esteem in children by introducing them to the positive benefits of law-abiding citizenship.

We advocate for and provide an environment in which:

• Young people can participate in activities that promote law abiding citizenship.
• Young people develop life skills and improve self esteem through participation in activities that encourage critical thinking.
• Young people learn to work within a diverse group of their peers.
• Young people are introduced to positive peer and adult role models and mentors.
• Young people can explore career choices.