A Heart for Children Foundation

A Heart for Children Foundation

A program dedicated to supporting children with disabilities and their families on their journey.

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OUR MISSION:

AHFC empowers every child to explore, develop, and succeed by providing meaningful and inclusive early learning experiences in school, at home, and in the community.

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OUR VISION:

Every child will reach their full potential, daily, across environments.

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OUR VALUES:

• Demonstrating respect for each other and for children and their families.

• Taking a family-centered approach where the unique needs of every family including the culture, language, ethnicity, and structure are respected and active parent participation is encouraged.

• Maintaining a high level of professionalism, credentials, and conduct.

• Exhibiting integrity where our actions are consistent with our words

• Operating with honesty by following all relevant industry regulations and requirements.

• Ensuring a safe work environment where children, their families, and program staff feel secure.

• Fostering relationships between program staff, children and their families, and other community stakeholders.

• Committing to inclusiveness so that every child can participate in any environment.

• Delivering quality services with measurable results.

• Making services accessible in whatever environment is most natural and comfortable for children and their families.

• Working with key stakeholders for a common approach to child development.

 

AHFC believes a family deserves:

• Quality education

• Specialized supports as needed

• Resources, tools, and training

• Measurable results

• A convenient location to receive services

• Feedback, progress reporting, and transparency.

• A voice in the direction of their child’s educational program.

• A strong relationship between stakeholders including their child, the assistant(s), teacher(s) and therapist(s).

• Support systems, community resources, and networking referrals.

• Respect for their unique beliefs and culture.

 

AHFC believes a child deserves:

• TO HAVE FUN!!

• To play and make sense of their world.

• Encouragement and praise.

• Recognition and rewards.

• A good connection/strong bond with teachers, therapists, parents, peers, and their community.

• Variety in the delivery, approach, tasks, etc. associated with programming.

• To be appropriately challenged.

• Moderated and individualized program development and delivery.