Get Involved: Our Community

Persons receiving our services:

• Make meaningful choices.
• Are able to express feelings and desires.
• Work with staff and family members as they learn and grow.
• Live fulfilling lives in the community.
• Are treated respectfully and as individuals.
• Are provided with individualized care to meet individual needs.
• Are encouraged to reach their full potential for personal growth and development.
• Maintain relationships with neighbors, family, and friends.

Families of a loved one with a developmental disability:

• Are listened to and treated with respect.
• Participate in the care of their loved one, and are involved to the extent they desire.
• Feel secure that their family member is receiving assistance responsive to his or her own specific needs, with their family values and wishes in mind.
• Are kept informed about the agency’s activities, as well as the care of their loved one.

Our Employees:

• Are caring and dedicated people who make a difference in the lives of others.
• Gain personal fulfillment while forming positive, lifelong relationships.
• Encourage and assist our individuals in reaching their maximum potential for growth and development.
• Participate as team members with coworkers and the agency.
• Are listened to and treated with respect.
• Benefit from working with a wide variety of people including coworkers, families, individuals, independent supports coordinators, doctors, health professionals, and more.
• Maintain flexible schedules.
• Gain continual opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Our Volunteers:

• Share their time and talents.
• Do more than expected.
• Receive personal fulfillment.
• Help our agency grow and thrive.

Our Donors:

• Participate in our agency and share in our growth.
• Share our plans, vision, and successes.
• Improve quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Help us fulfill unmet needs.
• Are kept informed through newsletters, annual reports, our Web site, e-mails, and as participants in special events.
• Build stronger communities by being involved.
• Make a difference in peoples' lives.

Our Neighbors and Community:

• Experience benefits of relationships with us, as we benefit from relationships with them.
• Provide a supportive environment.
• Value diversity and are accepting of differences.
• Hold an attitude of understanding.
• Help dispel myths and stereotypes about people with disabilities.
• Build stronger communities together.