The National Organization 

for Human Services 

Our Vision:

Individuals and communities transformed through human services. 

Our Mission

Strengthen the community of human services by:

• Expanding professional development opportunities. 
• Promoting professional and organizational identity through certification.
• Enhancing internal and external communications. 
• Advocating and implementing a social policy and agenda. 
• Nurturing the financial sustainability and growth of the organization. 

Our Values / Guiding Principles 

We believe in:

• The capacity of human growth and change.
• Advocating for social justice.
• Recognizing and utilizing peoples' strengths and abilities.
• Supporting physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.
• Promoting collaboration and accountability.
• Including all members of the human services community.

About Human Services:

The field of Human Services is broadly defined, uniquely approaching the objective of meeting human needs through an interdisciplinary knowledge base, focusing on prevention as well as remediation of problems, and maintaining a commitment to improving the overall quality of life of service populations. The Human Services profession is one which promotes improved service delivery systems by addressing not only the quality of direct services, but also by seeking to improve accessibility, accountability, and coordination among professionals and agencies in service delivery.