Mission Statement
Since 1963, committed to innovative, community-based services to children, adults and families – promotion total wellness with an emphasis on mental health.

Vision
To lead the way in building strong communities where people are mentally, emotionally, and physically healthy and enable them to support their families

Values

• Recovery, resiliency, self-determination
• Responsible to the needs of the community and advocates for community support
• Supportive of self-management and education on mental illnesses and of family education
• Focus on prevention and stabilization
• Timely, caring, consumer driven services

Northeast Guidance Center (NEGC) is a community-based mental health agency founded by the Junior League of Detroit in 1963 to provide services to children on Detroit’s eastside. Our mission is to provide innovative, community-based services to children and adults and their families promoting mental health with an emphasis on total wellness. NEGC serves over 1600 children and 3500 adults annually. President/CEO, Cheryl Coleman quotes President John F. Kennedy,

“Because of the community-based mental health system, the mentally ill need no longer be alien to our affections or beyond the help of our communities.”