OUR
MISSION & VALUES
Our Mission
Building strong connections for healthy communities
We Value Relationships
We believe that healthy relationships are the vehicle through which our youth and families are able to grow and thrive. With skillful engagement, we strive to establish trusting relationships and meaningful connections so that individuals are empowered to find the voice to advocate for their needs and the confidence to pursue their aspirations. It is our hope that each person involved in our program learns to identify an authentic sense of self, develop and sustain healthy relationships, recognize and participate in safe communities and ultimately to live their lives with intention.
We Value a Collaborative Approach
Our goal is to build safe, trusting, and collaborative relationships that are centered at the client's voice.
Our approach works to equip our youth and our families with the tools to access helpful resources, the voice to advocate for their needs and the confidence to make positive changes to pursue their aspirations.
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
We understand that Race, Class, Gender, Sexual orientation and other marginalized identities have caused people to experience structural barriers that impact their ability to live healthy and prosperous lives. The Child Welfare system often perpetuates these inequities, trapping youth and families in strong cycles of poverty, disempowerment, broken relationships and trauma. At Parenting with Intent, our goal is to interrupt those cycles through the cultivation of healthy and sustainable relationships. We know that to achieve individual and community wellbeing, we must deeply integrate and practice principles of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) both in our service delivery as well as within our organizational culture. We believe that when people experience partnerships that are rooted in authenticity and empowerment they can bring their full brilliance and inherent dignity to their lives, their community and their work. Mutual welfare and prosperity are hallmarks of healthy communities and we strive to ensure that that mutuality is felt by all who are affiliated with our agency.
Our Equity Vision
Our commitment to JEDI work is held in our vision for the future. When we are successful, families define and achieve their greatest aspirations and visions for themselves, their family, and their community with self determination and independence. In our vision, the child welfare system shrinks as the community expands. Strong communities and social fabric replace the need for the Child Welfare system. We envision an organization that is diverse throughout, where team members are supported, included, valued, and are able to grow and succeed. That our leadership team effectively shares power so that perspective and voice are valued and integrated from all levels of the organization. We are brought together by our mutual belief in the inherent strength and richness of a diverse organization and by our commitment to reducing, mitigating, and eliminating inequities in the child welfare system.
PWI is an excellent community partner. Their staff sees the value in building true relationships across the foster care community, knowing that when we work together, we can best meet the needs of the youth and families we serve. Their collaborative spirit is transformational!
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