Family Support Principles
What are family support principles?
Staff and families work together in relationships based on equality and respect.
Staff enhances families' capacity to support the growth and development of all familiy members - adults, youth and children.
Families are resources to their own members, to other families, to programs and to communities.
Programs affirm and strengthen families cultural, racial, and linguistic identities and enhance their ability to function in a multicultural society.
Programs are embedded in their communities and contribute to the community building process
Programs advocate with families to mobilize formal and informal resources to support family development.
Practitioners work with families to mobilize formal and informal resources to support family development.
Programs are flexible and continually responsible to emerging family and community issues.
Principles of family support are modeled in all program activities, including planning, governance, and administration.
Mission
Our mission is to strengthen families by promoting self-sufficiency, life-long learning, and healthy living free of substance abuse, child abuse and family violence.
Vision
We envision serving Wahkiakum County as a socially responsive community center, providing leadership in services to children and families, collaborating to build a strong community of residents who care for each other.
Organizational Goals
The St. James Family Center Staff and Board of Directors:
Recognize that the motivation that inspires and undergirds the Family Center is based on Christian faith and on the Episcopal baptismal covenant: "We will strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being", and "We will see and serve Christ in all persons, loving our neighbor as ourselves". Most SJFC programs are non-religious and all are open to
everyone in the community.
Ground all programs in family support principles and youth developmental assets,, high standards, and practices which demonstrate successful outcomes.
Respond to community need, offering or expanding the programs based on formal and /or informal community assessment.
Provide a working environment which encourages dedicated, caring, stable and educated staff.
Secure adequate, reliable operational funding
Encourage responsible stewardship of our community's environment, resources and this facility.
Communicate effectively with all who have an existing or potential interest in the Family Center.
Serving Children and Families Since 1985
