The Board of Directors has just
completed a Strategic Plan for MFN covering the three year period July
1, 2005 through June 30, 2008. A statement of Vision, Mission and Values
was determined as was a first step, with subsequent planning expressing
these guiding principles. We are quite pleased to offer our guiding
principles in this opening article for your consideration. We hope you
will concur with our sense of purpose and direction.
VISION
Our vision is to eliminate
poverty-related hunger in our service area.
MISSION
Our
mission is to relieve poverty-related hunger in our service area by
distributing donated and purchased food and grocery products through a network
of member churches and nonprofit organizations. We provide nutrition education
to our needy clients. We also emphasize advocacy and related needs.
VALUES
In carrying out our mission, the work of the MFN revolves around a
core set of values that provide the framework within which we declare
commitments, operating principles and accountability.
• Respect - We respect the inherent worth and dignity of
every person and treat all with respect, equity and compassion.
• Stewardship and Accountability - We keep faith with the public trust
through the efficient, effective and compassionate use of resources entrusted
to us and are mindful that our mission is accomplished through the generosity
of others. We maintain and communicate accurate and timely information. We
evaluate and account regularly for how our resources are used to implement and
achieve our mission.
• Collaboration - We believe in the power of mutual effort. We
collaborate and build strong relationships with our agencies and the public.
These are based on trust, with and among those who share our vision.
• Urgency - We operate with an acute sense of urgency that reflects the
immediate needs of those living in poverty. We challenge our employees,
volunteers and agencies to embrace the same urgency to accomplish our shared
vision.
• Service - We believe service is fundamental. We strive to serve with
excellence, fairness, compassion and responsiveness to meet the needs of those
with whom we work.
• Integrity - We will act with honesty, trust and openness and deliver
on commitments. We will act within the spirit of agreements, contracts and the
law. Our intentions and actions will be transparent and above reproach.
