1.                  SCH is a not-for-profit organisation owned and managed by the Community it serves.

2.                  SCH Committee aims to represent the Selby Community as broadly as possible.

3.                 SCH encourages and facilitates equal access to all members of our community, with some positive discrimination in favour of the more disadvantaged.

4.                  SCH acknowledges breastfeeding women and the needs of women with children, thus we aim to be child friendly and offer women with children equal opportunity to participate in all aspects of the House.

5.                  SCH ensures access to all of its programs and activities to all members of the community by offering concession rates and applying for funding and subsidies wherever possible.

6.                  Activities at SCH are offered in an atmosphere of welcome, inclusion and acceptance by the physical surroundings of the House, our behaviour and processes.

7.                  Learning opportunities aim to be participatory, respectful of life experience, involve skill sharing and facilitate the growth of the entire individual.

8.                 SCH upholds the right of the individual to self-determination.  To this end, Selby Community House actively facilitates empowerment of the individual.

9.                 SCH adopts a policy of safety and non-violence at all times.

10.               SCH aims to be a relevant Community Resource, keeping up to date information accessible and making referrals where appropriate.

 

11.              SCH acknowledges that existing social structures contribute to inequalities in our society, we therefore encourage and value the participation and contribution of each individual.

12.              Decision-making and management through all aspects of SCH is done within a framework of consensus with all people affected by the decision having access to the decision making process.

13.              SCH recognises the importance of the unique environment in which we are situated and the importance to people of the health of the environment in general.  We therefore seek to promote environmentally aware programs and activities as well as environmentally sound procedures and practices within the House itself.

14.               SCH has a responsibility to be informed and up to date on the needs of our Community and to develop responses to these needs in line with our philosophies. 

15.               SCH at all times remains flexible and responsible to Community need.  We therefore aim to be dynamic and open to change.

16.               SCH respects the diversity that exists in our Community and encourages healthy alternatives. 

17.               All people on the Committee of Management, paid staff and volunteers, will have a commitment to the Philosophy and the Principles of Selby Community House.

18.               The policies and procedures of SCH reflect the above Core Values.