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DEVELOPMENT OF A MISSION STATEMENT FOR ORANGE COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES March 1992 The Human Services Advisory Commission has been working to facilitate the development of a mission statement that will guide the delivery of human services in Orange County. This mission derives from the vision created by the participants at the September 1991 HSAC Policy Forum. The mission statement is a general description of a guiding philosophy that can be used to help shape the future as we decide how to coordinate services, allocate resources, and assess the ultimate accomplishments of our programs. In conjunction with this effort to establish a common mission, the Task Force for the Future of Human Services is developing a proposal for a planning process.that will promote further coordination and information - sharing among funders and providers. Action Requested: We hope that major funders, coordinating groups, the nonprofit agencies, and governmental departments represented on HSAC will present this statement to their Boards or Executive Committees and obtain their feedback by May, 1992. Please inform the Human Services Advisory Commission of the action your Board decides to take. You may contact individual members of HSAC, or contact Kathy Baker in the County Commissioners' Office (732 -8181, 967 -9251, extension 2125). The Mission Statement will be revised based upon the comments received and included with the final report of the Task Force on the Future of Human Services in July 1992. The mission and the proposed planning process will then be shared with the human services community. Draft of the Mission Statement: The collective mission of the human service providers and funders of Orange County is to create a coordinated, efficient, and effective network of public and private resources that provides a continuum of preventative and ameliorative services. These services should be client- centered, accessible, offered at a minimum cost, and meet the needs for human development and daily living of individuals, families, and the community. This network should embody the community's values of caring, respect, diversity, economic opportunity, optimal health, safety, and the enhancement of self - worth. Services should be supported by a citizenry that is informed and educated about the issues of human services.