About EGH

Our Vision

EGH’s commitment to the dignity, choices, and relationships of its community helps people feel valued and flourish

Our Values

We at EGH value community, dignity, choice, relationships, and commitment. These values guide us through every aspect of supporting the people we serve and providing high quality employment.

Our Mission

The EGH community supports individuals with disabilities in leading meaningful lives that honor their values, aspirations, and choices

Our Values

Community
  • The people EGH serves, their families, and the employees at EGH all comprise our community and everyone in the community is valued and respected
  • The EGH community is interdependent and helps each other out
  • Team members who feel valued and supported bring value and support to their work

Community at EGH looks like this:

  • The people EGH serves are the drivers of the supports they receive
  • The families of the people EGH serves have a seat at the table
  • Employees of all positions are welcome into the community
  • Those who make financial gifts to EGH’s mission are a valued part of the community
Dignity
  • Each individual is unique and deserves support made just for them
  • People’s choices, and the right to make them, are paramount
  • Each person has the right to choose the path to their own well-being

Dignity at EGH looks like this:

  • Staff honors each individual’s preferences
  • Supports are provided with respect and humility
  • People served, families, employees, and all members of the EGH community are listened to and treated as equals
Relationships
  • Persons of all abilities, genders, races, and beliefs belong at EGH
  • Willingness to do whatever it takes builds trust in our community
  • Finding purpose brings out the best in people
  • Anyone with a spirit for service is welcome in the EGH community
  • Persons served, their families, and EGH staff come together to explore possibilities, problem solve, and celebrate 

Relationships at EGH look like this:

  • EGH team members  bring empathy and humility to service
  • Persons served will pursue relationships of their choosing 
  • The EGH community will get to know the people we serve, so they may have reciprocal caring relationships with people who share their interests
Choice
  • Each person deserves the opportunity to make choices 
  • People deserve to make informed decisions and to learn from them
  • People deserve the chance to be heard about their beliefs
  • EGH advocates on behalf of people’s rights

Choice at EGH looks like this:

  • Supports at EGH will focus on the person
  • Individuals EGH serves bring all the people they trust into the fold
  • EGH will focus efforts of recruiting, retention, and recognition to honor each employee’s choice to join our community
Commitment
  • All lives have ups and downs, and EGH will support its community through them
  • EGH will provide a fair wage and enriching employment to people who join the team
  • EGH will learn, adapt, and evolve as our community members do

What commitment looks like at EGH:

  • When EGH is chosen to support a person’s health care journey, the team will communicate effectively, advocate strongly, and follow through as necessary
  • The supports a person needs today may be different tomorrow, and EGH will adapt as needed
  • Team members who bring effort and enthusiasm always have a place on the team