Because we believe that every family needs community, our mission is to promote and support the well-being and empowerment of the families we serve.

Core Values

Family Centered

• Listening to families and developing services and programs based on their needs.
• Providing individualized family-centered services and supports that are culturally congruent.

Family Empowerment

• Empowering and educating parents so they learn how to best advocate for themselves and their families.
• Teaching parents and caregivers to be proactive and strategic in identifying and accesing services, and in their advocacy efforts.
• Helping families learn about services as soon as they need them and providing help immediately, either through our services or referrals.

Professional

• Offering high quality professional services and supports provided by committed and caring professionals.
• Working in partnership with USD to provide trainings to graduate students and professionals to raise awareness about families' needs and to help them develop a family-centered perspective and skills.

Interdisciplinary Partnerships

• Assembling individuals and professionals with expertise in a variety of fields to work together to provide services.
• Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach in creating and delivering programs and services, and looking at new solutions to current problems.
• Basing services and programs on best practices and assessing services' effectiveness.

Community Collaboration

• Working collaboratively with other agencies and organizations in the community to better assist families.
• Developing partnerships to effectively address families' needs.