We envision communities as welcoming and supportive.  We believe that all people have a right and responsibility to make choices affecting their lives.  With choice come risks.  We support people’s right to risk as there is potential for learning in each choice we make.  We believe all people deserve respectful individualized support so that they can reach for and attain their goals.  We do not believe that people need to be “fixed”, as they are not broken.  We do not believe that people need to “get ready” for life.  We believe the right to live a life of value and dignity is a birthright.  We believe that great communities welcome the opportunity to learn from diversity and value the unique, individual gifts that each member brings.  We believe that each individual’s contribution no matter how large or small is valuable and worthwhile.  We believe that to exclude one is to exclude all.  We believe that for individuals to be seen and valued for themselves we must resist the historical practices of grouping people by arbitrary labels. 

We have a diverse well rounded staff. Each team in our agency seems to have its own flavor and character. We are blessed to have staff that have been with us since our inception in 1995 as well as a great group of newer staff. We all share a commitment to empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be contributing members of their communities. 

Our company is on the cutting edge of supporting people with developmental disabilities in finding employment and contributing in meaningful ways in their communities. We see the work we do as social justice and civil rights work not as care-taking work.  People with intellectual and developmental disabilities are marginalized and far to often live below the poverty line. We are working everyday to change that. Our agency is well respected in our field as being innovative and a leader in the field.