The purpose of Community Living Association is to involve community and family in promoting the highest quality of life for people with developmental disabilities by assisting them to be independent, self-confident, and valued members of the community.

Community Living Association will:

• Strive to provide the best service possible to the people we serve
• Be the leader in provision of developmental disability services in Northern Maine
• Provide a culture that involves employees, community members, and people that we serve in setting priority goals
• Strive to educate the community about the mission of Community Living Association
• Provide a positive work environment that is conducive to retention of employees
• Work with community and family members in establishing meaningful relationships

• We believe in putting both our internal and external customers first
• We believe that excellence, quality performance, and teamwork promote success
• We believe that employees have the right to know and understand the essence of our business and should be given opportunity to provide input
• We believe in using resources efficiently
• We believe that a varied, flexible, continuing staff training program has a direct impact on quality services