Mission
The Resource Connection’s mission is to engage families, empower communities, and enrich the lives of the residents of Amador and Calaveras counties.
Vision
Our Vision: Strong Families, Sustainable Communities, Successful Individuals.
Our Core Values:
Empowerment: Creating an environment for staff and communities to identify their own needs and interests by giving options and supporting their choices.
Respect: Committed to sensitive and proactive approaches to diversity.
Effective and Accountable: Successfully accomplishing the organization’s mission and vision while maintaining our core values.
Compassion: Creating an organization that is empathetic and supportive in relationships with clients, staff and the community.
Innovative: Creating an environment that fosters progress, forward-thinking approaches, methods, and practices.
Justice: Seeking fairness for everyone, especially the disenfranchised and vulnerable members of our community.
At The Resource Connection our commitment to client satisfaction with an emphasis on being proactive is our primary priority. Along with this commitment it is our goal to give every client the individual attention and personalized service with expertise and knowledge. We strive to provide our families with the highest quality service in the industry.
The Resource Connection, formerly Human Resources Council (HRC), is a 42-year-old Amador and Calaveras based nonprofit organization providing services and programs in three critical areas: children and families, nutrition, and prevention and intervention. The Resource Connection is governed by a volunteer board of directors and staffed by 100+ employees at 16 sites throughout the two counties.
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. To file a complaint of discrimination, complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/usda-program-discrimination-complaint-form.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C., 20250-9410; or
Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
Email: Program.intake@usda.gov
History
In 1977, a group of county employees from Calaveras and Amador began meeting with the Mountain Sisters Collective. Both groups were concerned about issues facing the community — notably the lack of adequate child care and the increase in the rates of domestic violence. They worried that local families needed additional services beyond those provided by county agencies, and that rural areas were increasingly challenged to meet the needs of dispersed populations. In 1980, a nonprofit organization was formed: Human Resources Council (HRC), which opened its doors with a staff of four Over the next two decades, HRC grew to include numerous services and programs needed by the resisdents of the two counties.
In March 2009, HRC changed its name to “The Resource Connection” and re-committed itself to engaging families, empowering communities, and enriching the lives of the residents of Amador and Calaveras counties. The Resource Connection’s 130 employees play an important and ever-expanding role in the region — offering an array of child and family, nutrition, and prevention and intervention programs and services.
Stories
The Resource Connection recognizes that the strength of this region is best defined by the people who live and work here. Through their eyes, struggles and successes can be understood; through their stories, abstract issues become meaningful; and through their experiences, the need for the Resource Connection becomes clear.
Sam M. – WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor and Nutrition Aide
I felt the need to share my story for a couple reasons: 1. I love my Job 2. The Resource Connection provides essential services to families in our community.
In 2017 my husband lost his job unexpectedly. This sudden change was devastating, we were expecting the arrival of our second child in a few months and had just purchased our first home the month prior. This grievous loss led me to the WIC Program as a participant and then as an employee.
I have worked for the Resource Connection WIC Program for almost 2 years as a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor and Nutrition Aide. Above I mentioned that I love my job, and I truly do! In my current position I get to educate and support pregnant and postpartum people on their breastfeeding journey, which is something I am very passionate about. I think it is important to note that I get to do this in the community I live in. The people I get to provide services to are my neighbors, former classmates, and parents of my child’s classmates, this is what makes working for The Resource Connection so unique.
During the pandemic I have been able to utilize services form another of The Resource Connection programs, Child Care Resource & Referral. R & R was able to help me find childcare while my regular provider was out on maternity leave in addition to the essential worker subsidy. I am so grateful for the services provided and by The Resource Connection and I am proud to work for this organization.
Click here to read the stories of Larry, Judi, Moana, Cindi, and their families.