Mission, Vision and Values

ELCAP exists to provide services for people who need support and to bring other bodies together to help provide those services

ELCAP’s Vision

ELCAP’s vision is that we all live in a society where there are no barriers that prevent people from living the lives they want to live and reaching their full potential.

ELCAP’s Mission

ELCAP’s Mission is to:

• Support people to live a rich and varied lifestyle with only the support they need
• Tailor our support to the specific needs and wishes of the individual
• Look at skills and abilities of those we work with and to support them to develop their full potential
• Employ staff of the highest calibre and who share our vision and values
• We elect board members of the highest calibre.
• Work with others (including organisations and family members) to ensure that they too contribute to creating an inclusive and empowering environment.

ELCAP’s Values

ELCAP believes:

• Everyone of equal worth and there should be no discrimination.
• Everyone is an individual with unique needs, wishes and interests and contributions to make.
• Everyone has an equal voice and a right to be heard.
• Everyone has a right to respect and dignity.
• The people we work with have a right to live as part of the community.
• The people we work with have a right to be involved in the decisions that affect their lives as well as in the decisions about how ELCAP is run.
• The people we work with have a right to make informed choices including about risks.
• The people we work with have a right to access advocacy.
• The families of the people we work with have a right to be informed, heard and supported.
• The quality of support work provided by our staff has to be of the highest calibre.