Organizations for Rural Quality

Mission, Vision, Goals

Mission

The Organizations for Rural Quality – the Rural Quality Coalition and the Rural Quality Foundation, are non-profit organizations dedicated to common Sierra Foothill mission and goals to conserve and enhance a vigorous and sustainable balance between people, the economy, and natural resources, and to the advancement of policies and programs that foster this balance.

Vision

• In our rural countryside, it is a blending of housing with natural resources in a way that preserves our working farms, ranches, forests, and natural resources.
• In our towns, it is the history and culture of small town America – the prosperous areas that are the economic hubs of the region.
• In our wild lands, it is expansive and functioning ecosystems and watersheds.
• In our politics, it is a government that balances a growing economy with a deep respect for our priceless natural resources.

Goals

• Foster progressive social, resource, and land use planning principles.
• Provide leadership, monitoring and participation in city, county, and regional foothill governmental policymaking bodies.
• Support local organizations and neighborhood groups involved in foothill projects and issues.
• Educate the community and solicit grassroots involvement in support of progressive environmental, land use, social policy-making decisions.
• Build membership and coalitions across a broad spectrum of interest groups to support quality planning.
• Take appropriate action as needed to protect our mission and vision.