Mission Statement & Philosophy

Our Mission

We believe neighborhoods and communities are enhanced when all the people in them, including those with disabilities, participate fully. Our services are based on the conviction that people with disabilities should live in their own homes and have control over their day-to-day lives, just as people without disabilities do.

We believe that being a part of the community should not be limited by attainment of certain skills. Helping people achieve true citizenship requires all of us to make the concepts of freedom and choice a reality; we do this through our services, our participation in our community and within our hearts – each day, every day.

Our Philosophy

• We believe services should be flexible, therapeutic, creative, and innovative.
• We believe our work should focus on people acquiring skills that are practical and useful and promote individual mental health.
• We believe that individual choice should be valued, promoted, and encouraged.
• We believe that people with disabilities should be highly involved in determining the types of services that they want and need.
• We feel that the biggest difference between surviving and truly thriving in the community is to have close, satisfying relationships with friends and family.
• We believe that services and living environments should be designed and modified, whenever possible, to the unique needs of the individual.