core values

We believe that trust, communication and honesty are critical to our team's ability to develop, maintain and provide the psychological safety that our organization and partners need to thrive. 

Our identity, culture, mindsets and perspectives shape who we are. We embrace every individual's contribution to diversity of thinking and we humble ourselves to new and different ways of achieving our goals. 

We strive to embody servant leadership. As servant leaders, we lead with empathy and agape love that seeks to meet the diverse needs of those that we serve.  

We are committed to continuous improvement. For this reason,  we eagerly seek opportunities to learn, reflect and navigate productive tension. We also give and receive feedback on an ongoing basis so that our actions are strategic, informed and aligned to the needs of our community.

Our team is the heart of our organization.  As a mission-driven, goals oriented, fun loving group of individuals, we are passionate and proud of our collective effort. We seek to celebrate life, love and leadership at any given opportunity. 

"Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude."

-Ralph Marston

At HEARTWORK, we have an attitude of excellence. Excellence is our Northstar and equity is the lens in which we plan, act, reflect and reform our work on a consistent basis.