Write a 300-word analysis of a program sponsored by the same agency or organization you used in the Week One Checkpoint. Use the six fundamental policy elements described in Ch. 3 as a guide. Keep in mind that a mission is different from goals and objectives. A mission is a statement of what the program is, why it exists, and the contributions it can make. It is usually short and concise, and describes a program’s reason for existing or its primary concern.

Sierra Vista Child and Family Services help neglected children and abused women by offering programs to guide and consul them. Their goal is to help children reach their full potential and to educate the community about domestic violence and other mental illness such as drug abuse, mental health problem, adoption, foster care, therapeutic and residential treatment and family support in family homes and schools.” Sierra Vista would be very different without the many partners who work alongside and in support of Sierra Vista and its programs. Sierra Vista has formal membership and partnerships with many entities”(1), such partners like California Alliance of Child and Family Services allows Sierra Vista to be a part of a state wide association that serves more than 130 private nonprofit child and family services across the state.” California Association of Children's Homes (CCH), the Alliance and its parent associations have a combined history of more than 60 years of advocacy on behalf of California's most vulnerable children and families and the organizations that serve them.”(2) With this alliance they are strong in resources and getting credible sponsors to help them get their message across to communities and their legislators. In the central valley Abuse and children neglect has become a major problem and through these sponsors and partnerships their cause is well known among courts and Government. Sierra Vista has been helping the community for over 40 years in the Central Valley of California, their main goal is to transform lives for the better their values and mission is the foundation of their organization. With involving community leaders and law enforcement they have become one of the leading nonprofit organization in the Central Valley due to hard work and dedication.

(1)(2)Sierra Vista Child and Family Services. (n.d.). Sierra Vista Child and Family Services. Retrieved May 28, 2014, from http://sierravistacares.org/about_us_core_values.asp?c=1
Chambers, D. E. (2000). Social policy and social programs: a method for the practical public policy analyst (3rd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.