| Values
and Operating Principles
To advance
its mission, CLEARCorps adheres to the following values and operating
procedures:
- Respect.
To respect the knowledge and commitment of families in protecting
their children from lead poisoning.
- Mutuality.
To reach mutual agreement on a lead risk reduction strategy
for the child that accurately reflects the strengths and capacities
of both CLEARCorps and the family.
- Sustainability.
To practice simple and effective means of controlling lead
dust and reducing lead hazards that can be learned and sustained
so that families are better prepared to help themselves and
others.
- Safety.
To control lead hazards safely and effectively, ensuring that
workers and family members are safe, and that lead dust levels
in work areas meet or exceed federal safety guidelines.
CLEARCorps
Overview
CLEARCorps
protects children from lead poisoning—a major environmental
health threat to children in the United States.
Most lead poisoned
children become so, not by eating paint chips, but by swallowing
lead-contaminated household dust through regular hand-to-mouth
contact.
- Lead hazards
are greatest in poorly maintained homes, built before 1950,
where lead-based paint has been allowed to deteriorate.
- Lead poisoning
harms children and results in increased costs to society.
CLEARCorps works in partnership with families,
property owners, community organizations and public agencies to create
lead-safe communities.
- CLEARCorps
educates and trains family members, property owners, volunteers,
and other community members to identify and eliminate lead
hazards in homes.
- CLEARCorps
programs are locally managed by community-based organizations
that support and learn from each other as Affiliates in the
CLEARCorps National Network.
- CLEARCorps
promotes strong, effective partnerships with community organizations,
universities, government agencies, and private industry to
protect children from lead poisoning.
CLEARCorps teams control lead hazards in homes
to protect children from lead poisoning.
- CLEARCorps
works directly with families and property owners to identify
and eliminate lead hazards in their homes.
- CLEARCorps
teams use effective, low-cost solutions to control lead hazards
and reduce the risk of lead poisoning.
- CLEARCorps
rigorously evaluates its work to ensure that children are protected.
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