Mission & Values

Mission
Ready for School, Ready for Life (Ready Ready) is a collaborative effort to build a connected, innovative system of care for Guilford County’s youngest children and their families.

Equity Statement
Ready for School, Ready for Life (Ready Ready) promotes equity, justice, diversity, and inclusion which are woven through our mission, values, and principles. We stand against racism in all of its forms. Ready Ready will work with our community to address the structural inequities that drive disparate child and family outcomes and work towards an environment where equity, justice, diversity, and inclusion are core values. When we are working to address these structural inequities, Ready Ready will be bold in our actions.

When Guilford County Black and Indigenous children and families of color (BIPOC) feel welcomed, heard, respected, safe, supported and valued, all of our community and our society benefit.

Values and Principles
Through a community-led process, we arrived at six values and determined the underlying principles that define our work. These values and principles guide planning and decision-making across our priorities.

We believe in being Family-Centered.
We believe in being Inclusive.
We believe in being Equity-driven.
We believe in being Responsive to Evidence.
We believe in being Transparent.
We believe in being Collaborative.