Our Strategic Plan
Our Purpose
Empowered, full and active lives and equity for all
Our Values
Integrity – Inclusion – Courage – Respect – Compassion
Our Foundations
Operating within the Anglican North Queensland Diocese, we are governed and managed by a local Board and Leaders. We aspire to justice and mercy for all through the life teachings of Jesus Christ.
We acknowledge and celebrate the First Nations Peoples of Australia and pay respect to Elders past and present. We are committed to reconciliation and closing the gap.
Our Operating Principles
Place-based
Place-based and community-driven services, activities and programs.
Safety
We are committed to providing physically, psychologically and culturally safe services and workplaces.
We draw on best practice, underpinning evidence in program design and management.
Self-determination
The view and aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are central to our services and represented in our management and governance.
Equity
Our programs, services and employment opportunities are open to all, without discrimination.
Accountable and transparent
We are accountable to funders, donors, regulators, clients and to the communities we operate in.
Trauma-informed
We are trauma-informed in program design and in the way we work with and respond to people. This includes awareness of the impacts of First Nations’ dispossession and inequity.
Outcomes-driven
We strive to design and operate our programs and activities so as to support people to move towards the goals that are important to them.
Collaboration
We collaborate internally in the best interests of clients and the community.
Innovation
We value innovation and seek feedback on improvement from clients and users, families, communities, academic experts and funders.
View our full Anglicare NQ Strategic Plan 2023-2025