Vision, Mission, & Values

Our VISION for our cooperative grocery store

To build a self-determined, community-owned, cooperative grocery store that meets the community’s needs for fresh, healthy, and nutritionally-dense foods, and supports the physical, mental, and economic health of South St. Petersburg.

Our MISSION

One Community Grocery Co-op seeks to provide opportunities for health and economic equity to its’ member-owners and the greater South St. Petersburg community through community ownership, education, and food access.

Our SHARED CORE VALUES

We share these values with cooperative enterprises world-wide:

  • Self-help
  • Self-responsibility
  • Democracy
  • Equality
  • Equity
  • Solidarity

We adhere to the Seven Cooperative Principles:

Graphic showing the seven cooperative principles embraced by our grocery co-op

You can learn more about the Seven Cooperative Principles.