Mission
PathStone empowers individuals, families, and rural and urban communities through collaboration and excellence in all we do. We are champions for those we serve, providing innovative, lasting opportunities that create stability and promote self-sufficiency.
Vision
Communities empowered by opportunities for lasting success.
Action Pledge
Farmworkers and other disenfranchised peoples live and work with others who often do not understand and/or support their struggle to achieve economic and social stability. Many clients served by PathStone personally suffer the effects of discrimination because of their color, occupation or economic status. In concert with our mission statement, hereby commit ourselves to the principles contained herein:
- We believe in the principles and practice of peaceful co-existence and harmony between and among all peoples.
- We commit to pro-actively create opportunities for all.
- We will identify and implement specific actions which will improve all human relationships in our place of work, our community, organizations to which we belong, and others with whom we have relationships.
- We will participate in and/or organize events, conferences and meetings which will educate and encourage ourselves and others to create opportunities for all.
- We will oppose discrimination of any kind against all peoples and will work to create policies that are based on mutual respect and justice for all people.
- We will make it a priority, in our daily activities; to use language that will unite all peoples; practice fairness and care towards all those we meet, and to respect the dignity and worth of all humankind.
- We will speak and act against any form of community and/or individual violence that may injure others and will actively work to create non-violent methods to resolve disputes.
- We will commit our resources to respond to the pervasive poverty faced by many people in our community and to remove barriers for economically and socially disadvantaged people and enhance our/their escape from poverty.
Core Values
We believe in the principles and practice of collaboration between and among all peoples.
- We oppose discrimination and oppression and advocate for social and economic justice within our society.
- We recognize and affirm the value of self-determination and hard work. PathStone programs and services seek to supplement, but never supplant, the efforts and vision of those we serve.
- We are committed to delivering high quality, effective, community-based and responsive services to the individuals and communities we serve.
- We take personal accountability for actions and perform our responsibilities ethically, with integrity and dedication to achieving PathStone’s mission and vision.
- We are committed to careful stewardship of the human, natural and financial resources entrusted to us.
- We are committed to respectfully and strongly encouraging each other to improve and to always produce high-quality sustainable work.
