Our Vision
Safe Children... Bright Futures.
Our Mission
We promote the well-being of children, families and communities. We protect and care for children at risk.
Our Guiding Principles
Child Safety and Well-being
Children will:
- Be safely maintained in their homes whenever possible and appropriate
- Be supported to achieve their potential in all developmental areas
- Live in a safe environment that nurtures and improves their well-being
Child’s Sense of Belonging and Identity
Children will:
- Be provided with an opportunity to attach to and depend on a nurturing adult
- Whenever possible, live in family-based care that is nurturing and supportive
- Experience long term relationships that are meaningful and lasting
Empowering Families
- Each family is unique and requires a customized response
- Service provision should be based on collaborative relationships with families
- Services should focus on strengthening families and building their capacity
Supporting Families Through Community
- Families are best supported within a strong community
- Service provision should be based on respectful and collaborative partnerships with community
Effective Intervention and Inclusive Services
Service provision will:
- Reflect a strong commitment to early intervention
- Be flexible and respond to the unique needs of the family
- Support
an inclusive model of intervention that emphasizes the family’s right
and obligation to plan for their children's safety and future
- Reflect
the critical importance of time in a child’s life stage (Children have a
sense of time that is different from that of adults. Our services must
respect this.)