Mission & Vision
OUR MISSION
To mobilize Oakland Mills Village residents to build an equitable and cohesive community that helps children, youth and families thrive.
OUR VISION
We envision an Oakland Mills Village where the children, youth, and families are growing, developing, and succeeding.
OUR PILLARS
1.COMPETENT LEADERS:
Effective and diverse Local Leadership Team empowered to build community competence and effect change
2.ABUNDANT COMMUNITY LIFE:
Active, nurturing, inclusive, and economically thriving community
3.STRONG FAMILIES:
A comprehensive and aligned family support ecosystem facilitating health and stability
4.ENGAGED YOUTH:
Systems and programs that enable children and youth to grow healthy, responsible, and successful at home, school, and in life
5.RACIAL JUSTICE + EQUITY:
Courageously address issues of racial prejudice and disparities within our community, and circumvent and dismantle obstacles to equity
6.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
Robust local economy where OM businesses and residents do business with each other
OUR PHILOSOPHY
It Takes a Village “When we do change to people, they experience it as violence; when people do change for themselves they experience it as liberation.” - Rosebeth Moss Kanter Collectively, OM residents already possess the skills, knowledge, gifts, and talents tosolve our biggest community problems. Community solutions and initiatives are birthed and sustainedwhen individuals are empowered to identify, develop, and operationalize their gifts for a greater purpose. This process occurs in the context of interpersonal and inter-organizational relationships of care and value, As the community transforms, individuals and families are simultaneously impacted.
