Mission Statement:
To provide Maine children and adults with disabilities the opportunities and the means to create better lives for themselves and their families.
Vision Statement:
The following vision statements were identified by the Board of Directors in 1999, evaluated and re-affirmed in 2003.
- Pine Tree Society programs will be increasingly available statewide
- The benefits of Pine Tree Camp will be expanded beyond current seasonal limitations. We will move toward fulfilling the concept of a camp without walls.
- Pine Tree Society will be an increasing resource and of increasing support to families of Maine people with disabilities
- Pine Tree Society will explore the benefits that technology can provide to enhance the quality of life of Maine people with disabilities.
Values Statements:
Professionalism: We commit to a level of excellence through standards of accountability and integrity
Communication: We are committed to the practice of effective and interactive exchanges
Respect: We acknowledge, listen and consider others' thoughts, feelings and abilities in a non-judgmental, consistent manner
Continuous Growth: We are both teachers and learners as we support opportunities for innovation and growth
Actions:
The following actions underscore our values as natural extensions of Pine Tree Society’s mission and vision:
- Fostering healthy relationships within the work environment
- Knowledge management and information sharing
- Stewardship of our precious resources
- Willingness to collaborate and form partnerships that will enrich the lives of children and adults with disabilities
- Ongoing review of the supervisory and evaluative process in order to affect continuous growth
