INTRODUCTION TO PROVIDER RESOURCES, INC.

PRI is a non-profit corporation, tax exempt under Section 501 (C) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The purpose of the agency is to provide comprehensive services in the areas of nutrition education and related child care services. The staff of PRI has a particular expertise in the area of Family Child Care, and services to this part of the child care community will always be considered a priority.

MISSION STATEMENT
Providers Food Program/Provider Resources, Inc. was founded to provide nutritional and child care support and services to those who care for others. We are committed to being responsive to the needs of providers, regardless of their location or level of need, so that they, in turn can respond to the developing needs of the child.

PRI was founded on the following principles:

• Every child is entitled to the best nurturing possible so that the spirit, creativity, and potential of each can be realized.
• Every provider is entitled to dependable, timely services and to a program that is responsive to the provider's needs.
• Every staff member is entitled to a secure and equitable working environment, where environment, where his/her individual needs and achievements are respected and recognized.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT POLICY
PRI's objective is to provide a supportive, secure, goal-oriented, professional working environment where individuals can set professional goals and undertake to complete them. The agency strives to afford each employee the opportunity to work with dignity in an atmosphere of warmth and mutual respect, as he or she works towards the agency's goals.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT
PRI is committed to equal employment opportunity for all without regard to race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.

PRI is committed to promoting principles of sisterhood/brotherhood, and implementation of the democratic process whenever possible and appropriate.

PRI is committed to eliminate all forms of discrimination in all aspects of the work experience and to uphold all state and federal employee regulations.

HARASSMENT
All employees of PRI have the right to a working environment free from racial or ethnic insensitivity, unwelcome sexual advances, or any other verbal or physical conduct which constitutes abuse or harassment.