Mission & Vision

The mission of UCEA is to improve, expand, support and develop programs and partnerships with churches and social service agencies

Our vision is to continue to be increasingly supportive of the needs of marginalized people in the Elizabethtown Area.

Beliefs

  • We believe all families and individuals of Elizabethtown deserve a self-sufficient and productive life.

  • We believe we can provide better, more efficient and effective services, and increase access if many social services are located in a centralized location.

  • We believe this centralized location will increase collaboration among providers, avoid duplication of services, and ensure that everyone is receiving the support he/she needs.

  • We believe we are all made stronger when we help each other.

Welcome Policy

UCEA is a Christian organization, showing Christ’s love to our community.

No guest shall be denied service or offered a lesser standard of service because of expressing their Christian faith, no faith, or a non-Christian faith.

  • UCEA does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment to our guests.

  • No guest shall be required to participate in religious activity as a condition of receiving any service.

  • UCEA will not tell a guest what to believe or pass judgment on anyone’s religious affiliation.

  • With permission from the guest, we may share a religious testimony and/or pray with a guest and/or provide a guest with information about one or more places where the guest may participate in worship or receive religious instruction.

  • The guest must be aware that any participation in such conversation, prayer, off-site worship or off-site religious instruction is completely voluntary. Lack of interest by any guest for religious participation, prayer, worship or religious instruction will not result in the discontinuation of any services provided at Community Place.

  • Advertisements for religious worship or instruction may be posted in our offices in places that can be seen by our guests, posted on our website, and/or distributed as part of our electronic or postal mailings.

  • If a guest or prospective guest of our social service programs objects to our religious character, our staff shall offer to refer the guest to an alternative provider within a reasonable time after becoming aware of the guest’s objection.

 Anyone with concerns or questions should share them with UCEA at CommunityPlaceEtown@gmail.com