Mission & Vision

Mission – What We Do

Elevate mobilizes and engages local volunteers and global partnerships to foster vibrant communities among the most vulnerable

Purpose – Why We Exist

Our purpose is to elevate the quality of life of the most vulnerable and greatly enrich the lives of those who serve them by offering volunteer programs that apply the principles and practices of effective compassion, transformational development and social entrepreneurship in a manner that fosters sustainable, self-sufficient communities.

Vision – The World We Aspire to Create

Elevate envisions a world of vibrant, transformed communities of hope among the forgotten and marginalized.

The vibrant communities to which we aspire experience hope, health, opportunity, personal empowerment, self-sufficiency, peace, justice and robust civic participation and affirm the dignity and value of every human being.