Community Action Pioneer Valley assists people who have low incomes to achieve economic stability and security, and works to build communities in which all people have the opportunity to thrive. • We see people as the experts on their own lives, as individuals and families who have strengths and dreams, and who also experience barriers to their success. • We honor everyone’s right to live with dignity and to be treated with respect and appreciation for diversity. • We partner with individuals and families to develop the resources, skills, social connection, and resilience to be economically secure and successful according to their own values and hopes. • We partner with families and communities to grow raise strong and healthy children and youth. • We value workplace practices based on mutual respect, inclusion, transparency, and leadership development for all staff. • We believe that engaging people with low incomes in decision-making and the overall direction of the agency is essential to our integrity and success. • We are committed to participating in community development that assures that all people are housed, well-fed, warm, safe, and stable. • We value building collaborative partnerships to find community-based solutions to meet community needs.