Skills Strategic Plan

The Skills Vision Statement

Our vision for Skills of Central Pennsylvania, Inc. is to be respected and recognized regionally and nationally for providing high-quality and cost-effective services in meeting each individuals wants and needs.

The Skills Mission Statement

Skills of Central Pennsylvania, Inc., a private, nonprofit organization, is committed to creating opportunities and providing support for people who need specialized services to enhance all aspects of their lives.

Guiding Principles

  • We are committed to providing a safe and healthy living and working environment.
  • We are committed to promoting encouragement, respect and dignity to the people we serve, employees and customers.
  • We are committed to developing and maintaining open and honest communication with the people we serve, employees and customers.
  • We are committed to the principles of Self-Determination, Recovery, and Children and Adolescent Service System Programs (CASSP).
  • We are committed to being consumer and customer driven.
  • We are committed to providing the highest quality services at a cost-effective price.
  • We are committed to sound business practices.
  • We are committed to respond promptly to the changing needs, requirements and markets for our services.

Values

Because we believe in dignity and worth of every individual, we are committed to operating according to the values of:

  • Empowerment: We are committed to promoting a life of choice and independence for the people we serve. We are further committed to entrusting our employees to perform their jobs for the well-being of the people we serve and our organization.
  • Quality: We are committed to improving current processes and services and to meeting and exceeding the expectations of the people we serve, employees, and customers.
  • Integrity: We shall always conduct ourselves with the highest level of integrity.
  • Learning: We value learning that challenges our current ways of relating to one another and delivering services, creates awareness of new possibilities, and reinforces that learning is ongoing.
  • Partnership: We believe in building alliances with customers, families and friends, business and industry, funding agencies, public officials, and other community resources to strengthen our capacity to provide quality services.