We are guided by the mission to foster resilience and strengthen the community by honoring people’s wisdom, skills, and culture.

We envision a community that is resilient, with strong networks of mutual support, actively engaged in local and regional level planning and decision making, knowledgeable, well-connected to organizations and institutions, and economically sustainable.

We value people’s assets, wisdom, skills, and culture..

We value the capacity communities have to produce change.

We value collaboration and partnership building.