Members of the Harbor Regional Center community came together and helped us to create a Vision Statement  which describes how we hope to see the world for people with developmental disabilities and their families:

Children with developmental disabilities live with families in typical communities. They attend neighborhood schools and play with neighborhood friends. Adults with developmental disabilities live in the residence of their choice -  with their families, with friends, or on their own. They engage in activities of their choice - work, volunteering, education, or socializing. They have meaningful relationships with friends and co-workers. They are seen as valuable, contributing members of their communities.

Families are respected and supported, and are in control of their lives with respect to parenting their child with special needs. They are seen as capable, competent decision-makers and as major sources of support for their children.

Harbor Regional Center assures that families receive early, consistent, culturally sensitive support to assist in promoting family stability and security. The Center has a major role in providing information, explanation, education, and training which allows families to increase their knowledge base, to make competent choices, to exercise increased responsibility, and to emerge more in control of their lives.

Harbor Regional Center builds and maintains strong partnerships with clients and families to ensure a service delivery system that is flexible, accessible, responsive, and community-based. Clients and family members take a leadership role in the governance of the service delivery and demonstrate responsibility in ensuring its success.