The mission statement of Columbia Housing and Redevelopment Corporation (CHRC) provides direction, passion, and value for the organization. CHRC is a historic organization with a 52-year history of providing affordable housing services. The mission statement expands upon the rich history of the organization. CHRC’s mission involves providing outstanding affordable housing and redevelopment services for its residents and the community. Therefore, the mission statement must have internal and external value for the organization. The renewed perception of the organization within the community proves that the mission statement maintains validity. Through the effective efforts to re-create the image and vision of the organization, CHRC experiences success in the community. The strategic plan identified action items for CHRC to achieve positive press by highlighting special awards the agency received for providing outstanding services. One of the most beneficial rewards for developing a strong mission involves increased resident satisfaction, respect from the community, and support from community leaders. The value of the mission statement is revealed through various levels of improvement throughout the organization.
The CHRC board, management, and employees believe in the mission of the organization. The mission statement drives the management and operations of the organization. All of the internal stakeholders have a stake in making the mission become a reality. It is important to recognize that management solicited input from the board and employees regarding CHRC’s mission statement. Therefore, it was easier to get employee support for the mission statement because the employees understand the importance of the vision...
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Chicago’s Cabrini-Green public housing project is notorious in the United States for being the most impoverished and crime-ridden public housing development ever established. Originally established as inexpensive housing in the 1940’s, it soon became a vast complex of unsightly concrete low and high-rise apartment structures. Originally touted as a giant step forward in the development of public housing, it quickly changed from a racially and economically diverse housing complex to a predominantly black, extremely poor ghetto. As it was left to rot, so to speak, Cabrini-Green harbored drug dealers, gangs and prostitution. It continued its downward spiral of despair until the mid 1990’s when the Federal Government assumed control the Chicago Housing Authority, the organization responsible for this abomination. Cabrini-Green has slowly been recovering from its dismal state of affairs recently, with developers building mixed-income and subsidized housing. The Chicago Housing Authority has also been demolishing the monolithic concrete high-rise slums, replacing them with public housing aimed at not repeating the mistakes of the past. Fortunately, a new era of public housing has dawned from the mistakes that were made, and the lessons that were learned from the things that went on for half a century in Cabrini-Green.
An article discussing the importance of a mission statement states that a mission statements’ job is to outline the organization’s unique purpose and establish the basis of its values and traits, as well as describe the attitude that is to be expected of those a part of the organization. Furthermore, this philosophical foundation sets the “tone” for physical actions, meaning that the content of the mission statement can determine the behavior of personnel (Hitt & Ireland, 1992).
An organization’s mission statement communicates the purpose and values to not only the customer but also to the employees. A mission statement should not be confused with a vision statement. A mission statement is clear and concise, clearly stating who and what is important along with the direction of the organization. On the other hand, a vision statement communicates what needs to be done to achieve the mission statement. Furthermore, a mission statement should be brief, concise, and easily recitable by all employees (S. M. Coleman, personal communication, March 11, 2017). The example of a fire department’s mission statement titled “CitizenKARE” is the focus of this week’s assignment. The example attempts to communicate the department’s
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