Mission, Vision and Values

Our Mission

Oregon Child Development Coalition (OCDC) is dedicated to improving the lives of children and families by providing early childhood education, care and advocacy with unique and supportive services to enhance family growth and community success.

Our Vision

Children are prepared for success in school and life; parents are engaged with their children, family and community.

We are committed to:

• celebrating the uniqueness of each individual and promoting respect and empowerment regardless of identity, race/ethnicity, age, gender, background, and culture.
• to a culture of well-being for all OCDC employees, partners, families, and children.
• to creating safe, trustworthy and transparent workplace environments where employees feel honored/valued, supported, heard, and understood.
• to demonstrating our values, establishing and maintaining trusting relationships, providing meaningful recognition and emotional support, ensuring purposeful work, and promoting work-life balance.
• to developing, and retaining a diverse workforce by being reflective, responsive, collaborative, and appreciative of staff uniqueness and life experiences that will strengthen our programs.
• to celebrating and respecting families’ cultural uniqueness and differences by creating diverse, equitable, and inclusive program environments and services that reflect family and community needs.
• to valuing diverse interests, collaborations, and creativity from families, staff, and the community to promote supportive services that compliment family growth and community resources.
• to trauma-informed, equitable, inclusive, sustainable, and holistic well-being approaches as foundational to the agency’s priorities, policies, and procedures/practices to ensure the achievement of the agency’s mission.