Hamilton Interval House

Values

1. Health and Safety
   • The safety and health of everyone involved in our services is of the upmost importance.
     Safety: security from harm and danger
     Healthy Environment: maintaining and promoting good health practices
2. Responsible and Professional Service
   • • Adopt and adhere to professional standards of practice
   • • Develop and implement training on professional standards that is responsive to and anticipates the client’s needs
   • • Develop a process for continuous improvements of the professional standards, this includes design, delivery and evaluation of those standards Women’s Equity s
   • • Respect for individual autonomy, human rights, freedom from violence, independence and diversity
   • • Education and advocacy for the elimination of violence and abuse
   • • Advocate for equitable social, political, and economic rights and opportunities for women that will enhance their quality of life and full participation in society
   • • Recognition that existing barriers to equality are societal, as well as, individual
3. Empowerment
   • • A commitment to an informed participatory decision making process
   • • Respect and support a client’s to make choices and decisions
4. Diversity
   • • A commitment to Anti-racism and Anti-oppression
   • • Respect the individual needs of all those involved in our program and services
5. Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression
   • • Good teams will make better decisions than individuals
   • • Provide an environment that fosters team work
   • • Empower team with knowledge and skills to make decisions that reflect its vision, mission and values at all times
6. Effective and Responsive Communication
   • • Practice effective and responsive communication within our organization, within our community, and with clients through honesty, speaking in understandable language, active listening and respecting differences
   • • Provide an environment that allows for different means of communication
   • • Practice communication that is open, honest and understandable manner
7. Confidentiality and Privacy
   • • Respect the confidentiality and privacy of clients, staff, management, and volunteers, students subject to the policies and procedures of our organization and all applicable laws