Our Core Values Are...

Community Ownership
Our community is made up of the clients, families, service providers, regional center staff and the broader community in our geographic area. Lanterman Regional Center belongs to this community. This is not a passive form of ownership. One must bear an active responsibility for the Center's welfare to be considered an owner. The obligations of community ownership are commitment, contribution, and responsible stewardship.

Partnership
We work together collaboratively, as a team, with a spirit of heightened cooperation and active participation. All members of our community - clients, families, service providers, staff, and other community members - share the benefits, obligations and challenges of our joint endeavors equally.

Excellence
We pursue the very best in all that we undertake. Our members strive continuously to improve the quality of all that we do. Good intentions alone are not enough; we work hard to achieve results.

Accountability
We are responsible steward of our Center's resources and are accountable to one another for the decisions we make, for our actions and the results of those decisions and actions.

Leadership
Leadership is an act of service to the community as a whole. As an organization, and as individuals, we strive to be in the forefront - pioneering new ways to enhance the lives of people with developmental disabilities, their families and the community we share. We want to inspire the Center to reach its full potential and lead the way for others.

Diversity
People are our greatest asset. We value every individual and the gifts, talents and skills that he or she contributes to the benefit and enrichment of the whole community. We endeavor to create an inclusive environment so that each person knows that he or she adds value to the Lanterman community.

Spirit
Lanterman is marked by the special spirit of its people: a passion for caring and commitment that gives our work its true life. A prevailing culture of willingness and a readiness to volunteer characterize the people of Lanterman.

Inclusion
We are determined that people with developmental disabilities are brought into the full active life of our community and that barriers to their active participation are removed. We are equally determined that the members of our community recognize the benefits of the active involvement of people with developmental disabilities in their lives, and are committed to facilitating far-reaching community socialization and fundamental acceptance of people with developmental disabilities.

Respect
We instill all our work with an overriding consideration for the inherent quality of every person.

Self-Determination
We are committed to recognizing the personal power and value of all individuals by providing an environment that promotes independence and initiative. We are committed to see that all people with developmental disabilities exercise their right to make informed decisions about all areas of their lives. The Lanterman community strives to increase access to the knowledge, skills and resources that enable every individual to choose his or her own destiny.