MISSION STATEMENT
CAUSE uses the collegiate environment to provide opportunities for persons with disabilities to enhance their well-being through physical activity, recreation, and social interaction while offering support to their caregivers.
VISION STATEMENT
Working collaboratively with community and college partners, CAUSE will be the leading resource for inclusive recreation within Western New York and beyond.
OUR STRATEGY
CAUSE combines free of charge, unified sport and recreation activities for people with disabilities linked to programs for caregivers. CAUSE will also support organizations serving people with disabilities through sport and recreation; including an information clearinghouse and low-cost space for meetings and activities.
OUR GOAL
By providing unified athletic-based activities, we strive to promote health and well-being, self-efficacy, and independence among individuals with disabilities. In addition, CAUSE will reduce caregiver stress, enhanced family coping mechanisms, and strengthen the overall ability of families to meet the challenging demands of home care. We will also strengthen the field of allied and unified sport with improved systems of coordination and communication among programs.
STATEMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
At CAUSE, we recognize the power of relationships and believe that we, as program participants, family members, students, educators, and community members, can learn and grow through our interactions with one another. We acknowledge the power of sport to create spaces for that learning to take place - emphasizing hard work, determination, perseverance in the face of adversity, comradery, and achievement. We appreciate the opportunity to engage each other - physically and socially - to promote our health and well-being and support our journey towards becoming our best selves. We live this philosophy through our values:
INCLUSIVENESS
We welcome and embrace diversity and difference - inviting everyone to come as they are, whoever they are, and to share their unique gifts.
COLLABORATION
We work together, as partners, to build on our strengths, address our challenges, and share resources.
INTENTIONALITY
We are thoughtful and deliberative – using critical feedback to inform our decision-making and striving for continuous improvement.
ADAPTABILITY
We respond to the changing needs of the community – adapting our thought processes, strategies, and activities nimbly.
INTEGRITY
We are open and consistent in our communications, transparent in our dealings with others, and accountable for our actions.
