Mental Retardation Services Vision, Mission, and Values

 Vision: All people with intellectual disabilities and their families in Fairfax County and the Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church, have access to quality, individualized services, offered locally, and are empowered to participate in developing and evolving those services.

Mission: To promote services and supports which enable people with intellectual disabilities and their families to attain a personally desired and valued quality of life. We will achieve our mission by directly providing individualized services and by building community capacity to provide services that are effective and efficient.

Values: Services and supports that:

• Empower individuals/families to maximize their independence and quality of life (with a minimum, but necessary, degree of structure to achieve their desired independence and quality of life).
• Are flexible and diverse to meet existing and changing individual/family needs and preferences
• Protect individual/family health, safety, and confidentiality
• Are provided in an integrated, community based setting
• Are of quality in nature valuing excellence and professionalism in services, supports, and workforce