Our Mission & Vision

MISSION 


The Mission of Total Community Action is to reduce poverty in our community through collaboration with other agencies and by providing human services, experiences and opportunities that assist individuals with low-income to achieve economic security. 

 

CORE VALUES


 Values provide trust and appropriate behaviors needed for organizational and team success. These common set of values, build a code of conduct that can be used to guide team behavior to achieving the mission and vision. 

ADVOCACY Speaking on behalf of children, youth, and families and communities to ensure inclusion and promote diversity. 

LEADERSHIP Excelling in service to the Promise of Community Action. 

TEAMWORK Foregoing individual comfort, recognition and connectivity to achieve the agency goals. 

ORIGINALITY Encouraging and fostering creativity and uniqueness while providing solutions to our community needs 

TRUSTWORTHY Promoting high ethics and professional standards. 

VISION STATEMENT


New Orleans has viable pathways for all individuals and families to achieve financial stability, self-sufficiency and ultimately prosperity. TCA is the catalyst for generating community wide change to ensure that pathways provide opportunities for low income individuals and families.

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS 


  • Poverty Reduction and Advocacy 
  • Self-Sufficiency 
  • Community Organizing and Mobilization
    (Maximum Feasible Participation) 
  • Agency Capacity Building 
  • Organization Status, Prominence