The following beliefs guide The Jackson Community Foundation in its work:

• A healthy community is based on self-sufficient individuals

and families who are themselves healthy, caring, and responsible.

• Lasting positive change includes active citizen involvement

at the grassroots neighborhood level.

• The most effective means of solving community problems

are comprehensive community-wide strategies that focus on prevention and are targeted at root causes.

• Wise use of community resources requires being

accountable for measurable outcomes.

• Excellence in the delivery of nonprofit programs and

services requires a commitment to both mission and management.

• A diversity of individuals, organizations and perspectives is

essential to any effective community building effort.

• Strategies that build on community assets and strengths

rather than focusing on deficits and weaknesses are most effective.

• Respect for and development of local leadership and

traditions strengthens the community.

• A community-wide commitment to lifelong learning,

development and growth for all citizens is essential to sustaining a healthy community.