OUR VISION

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CIA desires to make available a center in which youth will have access to opportunities, skills, resources and the relationships they need to actualize their potential; envisioning a community that values and supports the well-being of children and families, where the neighborhood they live in does not determine their future; and youth have equitable access to educational opportunities, graduate from high school, and become successful community-minded adults, regardless of circumstance. We have a proud history of serving youth and elevating their voices and ideas. We are committed to building a youth center youth can have a safe place to develop positive relationships with others, find direction for their lives and contribute positively to their communities.

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                                                                    OUR VALUES

 Community Inspired Action is inspired by faith, driven by innovation, powered by our humanity, and
built on faith and servant leadership. Our uniqueness is our passion for and adherence to our core
values. We emphasize the importance of establishing relationships and forming community among our
students, adults, staff and the clients that we serve. We are committed to the consistent application of
core values and principles in working with youth.
As Community Inspired Action seeks to build on the past years of youth-centered work, we are focusing
on areas in this sector with the greatest need. Hence, it is even more important for our approach and
activities to be guided by the values that define our organization as we work together to deliver on our
mission and vision. These seven core values below guide our work and relationships.

•  Compassion– We provide empathetic & compassionate service to all but especially vulnerable

youth.

• Respect– We believe all people have inherent value and should be treated with dignity.

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   Integrity– We will ensure that integrity is the foundation of all our individual & collective

actions, upholding the highest standards in all of our actions.

• Accountability– We are accountable to our participants, families, community, donors & other

stakeholders.

• Teamwork– We commit to working together with all our stakeholders toward enhancing youth

development.

• Personal Accountability- We are personally accountable for delivering on our commitments.

• Ethics: In all endeavors, we conduct our business and ourselves with personal and professional

integrity in accordance with ethical codes of conduct.

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