MISSION STATEMENT
Accountabilities
The Cedar Springs Community Food Pantry is a private not-for-profit organization. We are volunteer led and driven. Governed by a Board of Directors.
Our Guiding Principals
- We believe in engaging the community through collaboration and partnerships, internally and externally, involving those we serve in finding solutions to eliminate food insecurity, and fulfilling our mission.
- We recognize the dignity of all people and believe food is an essential right.
- We believe the root causes of food insecurity must be addressed to realize our long-term goal of eliminating hunger.
Our Mission:
The Cedar Springs Community Food Pantry is working through a network of partner agencies, to connect our community in support of the food pantry, so that we can offer food security through Christian Love to our neighbors.
Our Vision: No one should go hungry.
Diversity/Value Statement: The Cedar Springs Community Food Pantry values all people without judgement and will treat all of our relationships with respect.
Our Core Values:
- Accessibility: We will ensure all clients and volunteers equitable access to The Food Pantry and its resources.
- Accountability: We will honor the public’s trust by maintaining the highest standards of ethics and stewardship.
- Advocacy: We will be the voice in the community about food insecurities and speak out for those who do not have a voice. We will maintain and communicate information to others about food insecurities.
- Availability: We will ensure that quality and nutritious food and related supplies are available throughout our service area.
- Collaboration: We will actively seek to form and broaden collaborations committed to furthering our mission to relieve food insecurities.
- Empathy, Passion, Empowerment: We encourage and support the best in ourselves and those we serve and provide opportunities for everyone to participate in fulfilling our mission.
- Leadership: We will be servant leaders and partners for hunger relief in our community.
- Service: We will serve in a courteous, sensitive, and compassionate manner.
- Stewardship: We will be accountable to all through the efficient and environmentally responsible use of resources.