Vision,
Mission
& Values
Mission,
Vision,
& Values
Our Vision
An inclusive community where each citizen is valued as a unique individual, welcomed to participate and contribute in meaningful ways.
Our Mission
To support and empower individuals to become valued members of their community.
Our Values
Individualized Approach
Citizenship
Community First
Our Principles of Service
PEOPLE
The people accessing our services must be viewed as individuals each with their own ideas and desires. Our understanding of them and their life situation should be based on our own life experiences.
FREEDOM
Every effort must be made to ensure the maximum amount of freedom for people while providing for personal safety. People should ultimately be free from emotional dependence on service systems.
RESPONSIBILITIES
We should encourage responsible choices, and encourage individuals to assume responsibility for their lives and community.
RIGHTS
We must encourage people to recognize and obtain their social rights. We will assist and empower individuals who, for whatever reasons, are unable to obtain their rights.
HELP
All people require assistance with aspects of the process of living during their lifetime. We must identify where help is needed and wanted and provide help in a manner that does not create excessive dependence. Other sources of help must be acknowledged and used.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY
The normal desire for human relationships with friends and family will be encouraged and assisted where desired by the individual.
VALUE
Everything we do must enhance the inherent value of individuals. Efforts to teach society to value all persons should be made. People must have the experience of learning what is valued by society.
PARTICIPATION
Involvement as an equal member of the community must be encouraged. Ownership and sharing of community resources should be made possible.
GROWTH
We believe in the ability of all individuals to grow. Independence, relationships and personal growth should be encouraged. The normal human experiences of the life cycle should be able to be experienced.
WORK AND LEISURE
People should be empowered to make choices about how they will participate in work and leisure. Work should allow a person to be economically productive and to take ownership providing the opportunity for sharing and charitable giving.
HOME
People must have the experience of privacy, equity and comfort in their own home. They should have the ability to live with significant others or to live alone in the manner that they choose.
COMMUNITY
Community is people, more so than a place. Basic human needs include the need to live and be valued in a series of special, individual relationships. This includes both making and receiving various kinds of contributions. Every effort must be made to develop and enhance a person’s value in their social network and in the community of Ingersoll.
CHOICE
Our services must encourage and assist people to make their own choices about the lives that they lead.
SERVICE AGENCY
Our assumption is that some individuals require varied assistance in fully experiencing community living. It is our practice to look in the community first, to meet individual needs. The service agency exists to provide economically responsible, quality service. Our service is a relentless quest to put the interests of the people who access the services in a position of priority.