: What We Do

What We Do

The Blueprint for Change, through its system of Neighborhood Places, seeks to join together with caring communities to put the well being of families and their children first. We wish to share responsibility for the safety of children by:

•Building the capacity of at risk families to provide for the safety of their children;
•Serving as neutral hubs in their communities for service coordination and community building;
•Working for positive change which reduces environmental and social risk factors and increasing protective factors;
• Providing access to resources, both concrete and informational, and support without judgment.

The Blueprint for Change and its statewide system of Neighborhood Places is linked by a common set of guiding principles. Together:

· We Value Relationships First and Foremost

· We Act Knowing Relationships and Trust are Built on Honesty

· We Collaborate with Others to Achieve Results

· We Recognize the Importance of Spirituality in our Life and Work, Giving Us a Sense, of Hope and a Positive Future

· We Act with Humility (Ha’aha’a)

· We Act with Sensitivity to Individual Circumstance

· We Act with Courage

· We Embrace Change as Opportunity

· We are Willing to Work it Out (Ho’opono)

· We Take Pride in our Work

It is these shared principles that encourage us to do our work, influence how we do our work, and guide us in achieving the ultimate goal of our work.