Regarding Clients:
1. We value people as eternal beings created in God's image with inherent dignity and worth.
2. We believe that every person, no matter how adverse the circumstances, is redeemable by God and can live a life of meaning and purpose.
3. We teach individuals to accept responsibility for their actions and encourage them to become people of integrity, responsibility and commitment.

Regarding Leadership:
1. Our leadership will have a missionary calling, expressing cultural and Christian diversity, serving God and man as a team, and maintaining the highest level of personal integrity and commitment.
2. We are committed to helping each individual reach and attain their God-given potential.
3. All staff and leadership must know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, and regard cultivating their personal relationship with Him as their highest priority and calling.

Regarding Finances:
1. We will raise and spend our finances with the utmost of integrity, accountability and openness.
2. We are committed to raising funds exclusively from the "private sector."
3. We value economy, good stewardship and living within our means.

Regarding Facilities:
Provide clean, well-maintained, secure facilities that honor God as an example to our clients and community.

Regarding Volunteers:
Provide opportunities for the local church and community to use their gifts and resources to serve the needy under the direction and at the discretion of Mission leadership.

Regarding Beliefs:
The City Mission ascribes to a non-denominational Evangelical Christian confession of faith (our Statement of Faith) and requires all individuals in leadership to do the same.