The Golden West Chapter of The ALS Association

Our Mission, Vision, and Values

Our Mission: To discover treatments and cures for ALS, and to serve, advocate for, and empower people affected by ALS to live their lives to the fullest.

Our Vision: Create a world without ALS.

Our Core Values:

COMPASSION - INTEGRITY - URGENCY

Guiding Principles are:

• People with ALS and their families come first
• Accountability and transparency
• Diversity and inclusion
• Open communication and dialogue
• Innovation
• Collaboration

Our Strategic Outcomes:

• Recognized interdependence between care and research.
• People with ALS and their families have:
• Access to consistent care, treatment and services
• Resource and support services that enhance quality of life
• Quality care and support leveraged by collaboration with partners
• Discover new life-extending treatment:
• Drive worldwide research agenda with urgency and boldness to improve outcomes for people with ALS
• Collaborate with partners in a comprehensive and inclusive research model
• Facilitate the rapid development of new treatment options to extend and enhance quality of life while seeking cures.