Faith-Based
We have a Christian heritage, looking to the guidance of the Holy Spirit as we seek to serve our Lord Jesus Christ for the Glory of God;

We are faithful in our responsibility that each child is a child of God who deserves to feel great love, strength, and peace by being a part of God's family;

We cherish the joys of the normal childhood God plans for each child;

We take and encourage calculated risks with guidance from the Holy Spirit;

We face the challenges of bringing God's healing to abandoned, abused, neglected, or orphaned children;

We are responsive and responsible in our covenant relationship with the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Programmatic
We make an enduring commitment for each child to be our child;

We will work with each child to join or be reunited in a safe, permanent, and happy family;

We display integrity and do what we say and promise to do;

We are strength-based:  recognizing, celebrating, embracing, and building on the gifts of all related to the Home, especially the children;

We seek to make informed program choices to provide a safe, protected, growth-oriented environment for each child now and in the future;

We need a racially and ethnically diverse community;

We believe siblings are often the most important relationships in a child's life;

We want family-like houses, and a supportive neighborhood-like campus;

We advocate for community-based opportunities that are necessary to provide for the total needs of each individual child who has been entrusted to us.

Administrative
We are not afraid to be visionary or to try something different;

We depend on the synergy of good staff, board members, volunteers, and community members;

We practice good stewardship;

We seek systematic and effective processes and the structure of relevant accreditation.