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Organizational Values
New River Community Action, Inc. strives to accomplish its mission by:
• Focusing on the needs of people through interactive, participatory processes
• Increasing community awareness regarding poverty issues
• Advocating for the needs of participants
• Striving for social justice
• Providing and promoting leadership
• Fostering a proactive approach
• Continuously developing, evaluating and improving programs using an outcome
measures approach
• Respecting all people and their contributions
• Recognizing individual and group achievements
• Creating a caring environment that encourages openness, trust and compassion
• Valuing independence, interdependence and self-reliance
• Encouraging personal integrity, effectiveness and performance
• Providing equal opportunities for individuals to achieve their full potential
• Encouraging innovation, creativity, risk taking and teamwork
• Fostering cooperative and collaborative relationships
• Maintaining organizational integrity and effectiveness
• Promoting responsible stewardship of resources
• Committing resources to organizational growth and development
NRCA Mission
The mission of New River Community Action, Inc. is to promote and support the
well-being and self-reliance of individuals, families and communities.