Our strategic vision is:
that all families with disabled children are empowered to live the lives they choose to live, and achieve their full potential, for themselves, for the communities they live in and for society.
Our mission and purpose is:
to remove the barriers imposed by society which prevent families with disabled children achieving their full potential, and to empower these families to live the lives they want to lead.
Our core values are:
Contact a Family is an organisation that was founded on the principle of mutual support between parents and families caring for disabled children. In consequence we have built up an extensive network of local, regional and UK wide support groups which enable parents and families to come together, share information and offer support to one another. Our desire to influence change is informed by the direct experience of parents and families.
Contact a Family's work is based on the following values and beliefs:
- We seek to be an open and inclusive organisation, promoting diversity and equality
- We support and welcome parents and families from all communities and believe they should be accorded equal worth regardless of disability, gender, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation and social class
- We believe parents and families should be consulted by service providers and actively involved in participation so that they can help to develop local and national services. They should be listened to and treated with respect, as equal partners, by professionals and policy makers
- We recognise that many parents and families who care for disabled children are excluded from participating in society at both an economic and social level
- We believe that parents and families should be provided with a full range of relevant, up to date information and have access to high quality services
- We support parents and families in making the choices that are appropriate to their child's needs
- We believe that services should be inclusive and designed to maximise the independence and full potential of disabled children
- We believe that the needs of parents and families are best served by a range of different organisations working together.
There is still much to do
Despite the achievements of all Contact a Family staff and volunteers across the UK there is still much to do. Disabled children are more likely to live in poverty; most mothers of disabled children are still unable to work; parents still report a daily struggle to access the services and support they need; minority ethnic families remain doubly excluded and marginalised and, we still only reach a small proportion of families with disabled children each year.
The Corporate Management Team and Trustees are developing new strategic objectives which we believe will help us realise our vision.
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