Safe Kids, Strong Families and a Healthy Community

Unconditional Love – We believe every child and every youth has value to society.Protection – We believe every child and every youth is entitled to nurturing protection and a chance to develop his or her full potential.Belonging – We believe children and youth thrive, or fail to thrive, in the context of families, kinship systems and communities. Our work must recognize and value these connections.Integrity – We believe we have a moral and ethical obligation to serve the public, our funding agencies and our clients within the highest standards of our profession.Openness – We believe—in order to ensure the public trust—we have an obligation to serve the community in a manner that is both open and democratic in decision-making.
Accountability – We believe that we have a responsibility to be accountable to our supporters and donors, to our funding agencies, and to the children, youth and families we serve.Service – We believe we have a responsibility to serve the public good and to provide this service to the children, youth and families with whom we are privileged to work.Compassion – We believe we have a responsibility to care for our clients, our community and our employees with respect and dignity.Partnership – We believe we have a responsibility to accomplish our mission through effective community partnerships.