In order to assure that agency activities are directed toward a common
desired outcome (full inclusion and belonging), Hope Community Resources,
Inc. (Hope) has developed a set of values that are the driving force
behind all services rendered. Hope wishes to confirm, for each person
receiving support as well as for each employee, that they have continuous
opportunities to utilize their rights granted under the Constitution
of the United States of America. These are specifically, the right to
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Hope
believes that these inalienable rights should be the driving force behind
any identified agency values. The following list highlights how agency
values correlate with constitutional rights: Right to Life
Value of Dignity/Status
Value of Security/Stability Right to Liberty
Value of Choice/Preference
Value of Opportunity
Value of Self-advocacy
Value of Integration
Right to the Pursuit of Happiness
Value of Relationships
Value of Individuality
Value of Independence
Value of Joy These ten values identified by Hope each have desired
outcomes that we utilize as a means of providing effective supports.
The following list of values also identifies global outcomes that Hope
will seek to implement and allow to drive its decision making process.
For ease of reading and understanding, the terms people, persons or
individuals are used. It is our intent that all readers understand that
a child’s parent or guardian or an adult’s legal guardian will have
the freedom and right to establish choices and preferences under full
parameters of the law. The legal rights of parents and guardians should
not in any way be reduced by these value statements.
INDIVIDUALITY
People who experience disabilities are people first. No two people
are alike — all are individuals. Everyone has a different set of strengths,
needs and preferences. Planning and supports are designed to reinforce
individuality. INTEGRATION
Every individual has the opportunity to live, work, recreate and
develop relationships in the community and the neighborhood of his/her
choosing. Within this community of choice, each individual possesses
a basic sense of involvement, participation and contribution.
RELATIONSHIPS
Every individual has the opportunity to experience love and friendship
with friends and family, and to develop lasting, interdependent and
meaningful relationships. SECURITY/STABILITY
Every individual has the opportunity to live a safe, healthy life
and to experience continuity in their lives in the form of stable
supports, relationships and housing. CHOICE/PREFERENCE
Every individual has the opportunity to act on and select options
that match chosen life-styles and to receive support for the skills
necessary to make, recognize and evaluate the consequences of these
choices.
OPPORTUNITY
Every individual has a sufficient variety and frequency of opportunities
to experience and express an individual life-style. DIGNITY/STATUS
Every individual is treated with dignity and respect and is given
every opportunity to demonstrate his/her value to the community.
SELF-ADVOCACY
Every individual has a right to advocate for his/her needs and
desires. INDEPENDENCE
Every individual has the opportunity to exercise maximum control
over his/her life through the acquisition of necessary skills and
supports.
JOY
Every individual has continuous opportunities to experience happiness,
fulfillment and the joy of living.
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