Working Principles

HAP assists the inmate population in their time of need by providing guidance through a set of principles to be followed in everyday life:

LOVE
A determination to express affection and loyalty towards our families and friends.

COMMUNICATION
The search for a better understanding and knowledge in all relations with human beings.

AWARENESS
Comprehension with wisdom and without malice, through common sense and justice.

CULTURE
The customs of a race or national group that flow with pride from generation to generation.

EDUCATION
The path towards knowledge; a method to recognize the great values of life to grow and evolve.

FAMILY
The source of our faith and hope; our heart’s reason to move forward in search of progress.

HONESTY
Respect and integrity demonstrated to oneself and others; the purest sincerity in our actions and promises.

JUSTICE
Our sense of equity and fair play based on cultural, religious, and moral precepts.

FREEDOM
The most sacred right possessed by human beings, to be conserved at all costs.

PROGRESS
The path designed by good thinking and work guiding us towards success.

RESPONSIBILITY
The willingness to sacrifice for each other in order to reach our goals with pride and dignity.

UNITY
The force that eradicates selfishness and generates brotherhood. In unity there is strength.

 

Hispanic Americans for Progress, Inc.