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Who We Are Mission Statement Vision Statement Values Corporate Compliance Board of Directors Monthly letters Contact Us. Mission Statement We hold ourselves accountable for the effective measures that honor our commitment to develop, promote, and provide valued outcome that meet the changing needs of people with disabilities. Vision Statement Inclusive Links vision is what the organization inspires to be- a lead resource agency for people with disabilities. – based on the fundamental principle of ensuring an inclusive environment for individuals with disabilities. It is the touchtone of all our activities, programs, daily operations, and we communicate in a way that directly reinforces them. Our vision encompasses an inclusive environment for people – that regardless of background, ability, personal prowess, disability, each individual is given the opportunity to grow, participate in choosing the best options for them, be inclusive in all the resources that the community has to offer, be valued, and a contributing member to the community. In this vision, we see the best of all people being vested in the inclusiveness of each member or individual.

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Who We AreMission StatementVision StatementValuesCorporate ComplianceBoard of DirectorsMonthly lettersContact Us.Mission Statement We hold ourselves accountable for the efective measures that honor our commitment to develop promote and provide valued outcome that meet the chan!in! needs of people "ith disabilities.Vision Statement#nclusive $in%s vision is "hat the or!ani&ation inspires to be' a lead resource a!ency for people "ith disabilities. ( based on the fundamental principle of ensurin!an inclusive environment for individuals "ith disabilities. #t is the touchtone of all our activities pro!rams daily operations and "e communicate in a "ay that directly reinforces them.)ur vision encompasses an inclusive environment for people ( that re!ardlessof bac%!round ability personal pro"ess disability each individual is !iven the opportunity to !ro" participate in choosin! the best options for them be inclusive in all the resources that the community has to ofer be valued and a contributin! member to the community. #n this vision "e see the best of all people bein! vested in the inclusiveness of each member or individual.)ur structure is that of an e*tended family for each individual that "e serve ( As an or!ani&ation the this vision binds us and creates an impetus for us to operate as a collaborative "hole in respondin! to all individual that "e serve. We believe that it is important to value individual diferences and each opportunity to reach out to individuals( re!ardless of their uni+ueness or challen!es( as it enables us to value our uni+ueness and also a,rmin! the !reat diversity of our community. )ur services and supports must respond to each diverse client and also re-ect the !reat diversity of the communities individuals and families that "e serve. We "ill al"ays strive to ensure that all levels of our or!ani&ation re-ects the diversity ( As "e support people "ithin our communities in natural settin!s such as"or% home nei!hborhoods and schools.Within our intent is a deep commitment to lessen the barriers or detours in achievin! personal !oals by individuals as a result of their disability.all that "e plan and e*ecute should contribute to the stren!th independence community presence and capacity of each individual/0nsurin! also that "hen a family does need services this services should be efective and "here appropriate time limited.1he moral aspect of our services ta%es precedence in all aspects of all "e do. We desire that everyone that is associated "ith #nclusive $in%s "ill e*perience their "or% as a callin! and stron! desire to nurture deep commitment.#n this times of rapid transformation and social chan!es in a more inte!rative environment ' "e value and do our best to ensure that each action by us meets current standards and reforms.Values and Ideas that Guide Us. 1he follo"in! are some of the values and ideas and principles that !uide our or!ani&ation. 1hey constitute a core concept that are important in our "or% of helpin! families live more ful2llin! livesSelf Determination Services must be responsive to the needs to the individual .All people must have the ri!ht to direct their future. 1hey must have a ri!ht to e*ert in-uence over the resources that support them and they should be actively involved in all aspects of plannin! and service delivery. )ur professionals are hi!hly accountable to the individuals that "e serve. We must create meanin!ful relationships and lin% those "e serve "ith needed supports remove barriers and develop safety net"or%s and not for!ettin! "ho is in char!e.Di!nity and 3espect4We "ill al"ays use the lan!ua!e and "ords that create an environment of di!nityrespect and valued identities for the people "e support and their families.Cultural Competence4 Cultural competence determines our "orld and provides a !eneral desi!n for livin! and patterns for interpretin! reality that are re-ected in our behaviors. 1herefore services should be culturally competent and be provided by individuals "ho have the s%ills to reco!ni&eunderstand and be respectful of the history raceethnic ori!inbeliefs practices of any particular !roup of people.Community Connectedness#nclusive $in%s sustains a deep rooted connection "ith the individuals and communities "e serve. ( 1he community connection has to be one in "hich it has o"nership and in-uence in our or!ani&ation.5amily 5ocused41he family participates as a full partner in all sta!es of the decision ma%in! plannin!process implementation monitorin! and evaluation6o" We Wor%6o" We Wor% in the 5ields6o" "e develop a Strate!y6o" "e Measure and 0valuate 3esults)ur Approach to Measurements and 0valuations6o" We Wor% in the 5ield4 We strive for the %inds of chan!es that help people "ith disabilities live a more ful2llin! healthier inclusive productive life ( "e see% to understand their challen!es and levels of needs. We "or% "ith each family in "hat they "ant to accomplish and "here our services can have the !reatest impact. )nce "e commit to an area of need "e de2ne our person centered !oals and "or% "ith the family ona clear path to achievin! them. We strive to en!a!e the individuals "e serve in a spirit of trust candid communication and transparency.7urpose of )ur 0valuation 7olicy. Achievin! our ambitious !oals re+uires ri!orous evaluations of our supports. #t encoura!es #nclusive $in%s to be more transparent strate!ic and systematic in decidin! "hat to and ho" to evaluate outcomes. )ur aim is inte!ratin! evaluation into the fabric of our "or% achieve early ali!nment "ith our families about "hat "e are evaluatin! and !enerate evidence that is useful to us. 6o" We Measure and 0valuate 3esults4 5rom the onset "e "or% "ith families to de2ne the overall results "e hope to achieve and "e re+uire our professionals to report all the activities and in some cases focus on measurin! the critical metrics of pro!ress that support a person centered plannin! and outcome. #nclusive $in%s continued evaluations helps us ans"er the +uestions about "hat actions "or% best to achieve outcomesho" are "hy they are not achieved (and "hat needs to be ad8usted to improve e*ecution.)ur 0valuation Desi!n and Methods4 We avoid a one si&e 2ts all approach to evaluation because "e "ant our evaluationseforts to be desi!ned for a speci2c purpose and speci2c individual needs. (. )ur evaluation desi!n enables us to ' Allo" a ran!e of methods includin! +ualitative and +uantitative data collection and analysis retrospective e*perimentation and theory based evaluations and system based approaches.' #t re+uires our teams outside evaluations to be ri!orous about the inferencesthey ma%e and e*plicit about the assumptions they use to dra" conclusions.' #t re+uires our team and partners to consider evaluation evidence in the conte*t of action so the evaluations eforts produce 2ndin!s that can be acted on rather than information that can be merely nice to %no". )ur internal policy document that is pro!ram speci2c is a startin! point of a lar!er efort to ma%e hi!h +uality evaluation an inte!ral part of ho" "e operate and carry out our "or%.'