Mission, Vision, Values & Beliefs

 

Working together to strengthen all families

We envision a community where all families are valued and nurtured and have the resources to be strong, healthy, and self-sufficient

• Cooperation and collaboration as the best approach to getting things done
• Families as children’s best assets
• Individuals and community partnerships which support families
• Innovations that celebrate diversity

• In focusing on family strengths rather than limitations
• The human spirit in all people is worthy of respect
• All people are capable of life change
• All families deserve the opportunity for positive change and growth

1. Staff and families work together in relationships based on equality and respect.
2. Staff enhances families' capacity to support the growth and development of all family members - adults, youth, and children.
3. Families are resources to their own members, to other families, to programs, and to communities.
4. Programs affirm and strengthen families' cultural, racial, and linguistic identities and enhance their ability to function in a multicultural society.
5. Programs are embedded in their communities and contribute to the community-building process.
6. Programs advocate with families for services and systems that are fair, responsive, and accountable to the families served.
7. Practitioners work with families to mobilize formal and informal resources to support family development.
8. Programs are flexible and continually responsive to emerging family and community issues.
9. Principles of family support are modeled in all program activities, including planning, governance, and administration.