New Avenues for Youth Equity Statement
New Avenues for Youth imagines a community where all young people experience health, wellbeing, and a self-determined home. We understand that racism, poverty, and experiences of oppression lead to social injustice and housing instability for youth. Due to current and historical exploitation and racism, youth of color are disproportionately impacted. In order to advance equity at New Avenues and fulfill our mission, we must address how privilege has shaped our organizational culture, policies and practices.
New Avenues believes equity is an ongoing commitment without closure; in taking risks, we will learn from our mistakes. We will listen to and learn from young people’s lived experiences. We will seek multiple perspectives, strive for transparency, remain humble, and resist the urge to simplify or silence hard truths. We make these commitments because we believe in social justice and the inherent human dignity of each individual.
For more information, please email us at info@newavenues.org.
Internal Equity Support
Equity Team
Voluntary team of current New Avenues staff, in various roles and departments who engage in the collective responsibility of nurturing and implementing equity within the organization.
Director of Equity & Inclusion
The Director of Equity & Inclusion works closely with HR, program staff, supervisors, and youth to support policy, consciousness raising, organizing, engagement, and restorative support.
Equity Specialists within Programs
Program-specific, equity-focused roles that are embedded within teams to support consciousness raising and engagement.
Black, Indigenous, and POC Staff Affinity Group
Monthly staff meet-ups for BIPOC staff interested in connecting, organizing, and growing within the community.
Resiliency Funds
Allotted funds for Black, Indigenous, and staff of color to access for supportive leadership-development opportunities.
BIPOC Equity Team Member Leadership Development Funds
Allotted funds for BIPOC E-Team members to access for supportive leadership-development opportunities.
Internal Equity Foundations Onboarding
Including Equity Resource Guide, equity overview during new hire orientation, program equity foundation trainings, and racial equity training opportunities.
Equity & Leadership Workshop
Monthly equity consciousness raising, awareness building, resource exchange, training and coaching opportunity for supervisors, managers, directors, and executive team.
Equity Library & Newsletter
Free and accessible equity libraries in each agency location. Visit a breakroom, sign out a book, read, return, and do it all over again. Bi-Monthly newsletter that highlights agency equity happenings, E-team updates, local cultural events and community resources.