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Respect for the dignity of human life cannot be separated from justice. This respect implies a demand for justice, namely recognition of the dignity and rights of all people. The Mungo Foundation offers support, advice and a range of services to people who are disadvantaged and / or suffering from poverty. We endeavour to reduce stigma and to speak out on issues affecting the care and support of those who are the most vulnerable in our society.
Justice
2.1
To offer support, advice and a range of services to people who are vulnerable, disadvantaged and / or suffering from poverty. To make these available to those in need.
To ensure that a community development approach is a feature of all services.
To develop comprehensive systems of consultation with community.
To provide professional services and resources to people in need within the wider community.
2.2
To provide quality services.
To consult with people who use our services on a regular basis in all services.
To make every effort to ensure that projects receive the funding necessary to maintain high quality services.
To introduce a comprehensive system of quality assurance and internal evaluation based on the above named values.
2.3
To care for and promote respect for the quality of environment within which people in our services live.
To explore all aspects of the design of quality living situations for all projects through consultation and negotiation.
To monitor the entire fabric of all projects on a regular basis.
To develop capital reserves, through negotiation with purchasers towards this aim.
2.4
To protect those at risk of abuse or exploitation.
To develop a thorough system of advocacy for all service users.
To train all staff to recognise and deal appropriately with any form of abuse.
To develop robust systems of financial accountability for the personal finances and effects of service users.
To continue to provide a range of services for those at risk of abuse and / or exploitation.
To develop procedures which are designed to protect staff, residents and people in the community from potentially abusive situations.
2.5
To reduce stigma and speak out on issues affecting the care of those who are the most vulnerable in our society.
To conduct research on practice experience covering such groups and to disseminate findings.
To ensure that advocacy systems are put in place to represent their interests.
To be involved in public debate and with the media on issues affecting such practice.
2.6
To be able to speak out about the causes and the key issues affecting social need and poverty in our society.
To establish a comprehensive database of research findings in this area.
To ensure that adequate contributions are made at all times to consultation processes on social and political policy issues.
2.7
To offer services in a professional manner, which is consonant with other values.
To reflect this objective in the selection and recruitment of staff and volunteers.
To devise comprehensive training programmes and materials towards this objective.
To evolve organisational and practice methods which seek to empower and fulfil the principles of subsidiary.
2.8
To ensure an approach to organisational working conditions and relationships based on the principles set out in this values statement.
To operate and develop all recruitment and personnel policies in relation to the above objective.
To consult with staff where appropriate regarding the more thorough implementation of these aims.
 
 
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The Mungo Foundation is a company limited by guarantee,
registered in Scotland (256488) and is a registered charity (SCO35078)