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| Our Mission |
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| Lewis County Opportunities, Inc.
is a Community Action Agency dedicated to working together with those in
need. Our employees, Board members, and volunteers use a compassionate and
respectful approach to promote a higher quality of life in our community. |
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| Our Vision |
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| Opportunities should never lose sight of what
community action represents—to serve the needs of the community. This is
accomplished through positive employee interaction with consumers, good
overall coordination between the Agency with other organizations, and a
commitment by Board members and employees alike to address community needs. |
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| Family Development Process |
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| The Family Development Process serves as an
important philosophical strategy in the implementation of our mission.
All employees are highly encouraged to participate in training to implement
this philosophy, which requires
several hours of study to complete. What is the Family Development Process?
It's a strength-based philosophy that starts with a partnership between the family seeking
services and a family development worker. The following components are
important to the process:
- The family develops a partnership with a family
development worker.
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The family development worker helps the family assess its needs and
strengths, which is an ongoing process.
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The family sets its own major
goal (such as getting off welfare, or providing healthy care of a disabled
family member) and smaller goals working toward the major goal, and
identifies ideas for reaching them.
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The family development worker
helps the family make a written plan for pursuing goals with some tasks
being the responsibility of the family members and some the worker's.
Accomplishments are celebrated, and the plan is continually updated.
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The family learns and practices
skills needed to become self-reliant.
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The family uses services as
stepping stones to reach their goals.
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The family's sense of responsible
self-control is restored. The family (and each individual within the
family) is strengthened by the family development process, and results in
a feeling of empowerment to handle future challenges.
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