Culture Matters

These Six Core Values are our North Stars

Who We Are > Culture

We Are…

Survivor-Centered

Survivors are the experts of their lives. We honor the expertise, dignity, autonomy, agency and innate worth of every survivor. Our services are designed by and for survivors to meet each person exactly where they are in their healing journey. Survivors are the reason we show up and they determine their path of empowerment and liberation.

Welcoming

We create approachable, accessible environments where all feel safe, seen, heard, and valued.

Collaborative

Working together is more powerful than working alone. Our internal and external partnerships expand our capacity to support survivors and drive systemic change to prevent gender-based violence. We leverage collective knowledge, resources, and influence to build networks and advocate for justice.

Empowering

We believe in the resiliency and inner wisdom of all people. Our role is to nurture empowerment, amplify voices, foster self-determination, and cultivate the capability of survivors and young people to transform their lives.

Innovative

We are courageous trailblazers dedicated to evolving best practices to prevent and end gender-based violence. Our drive for innovation propels us to question assumptions, pilot new methods, and creatively meet the ever-changing needs of survivors and communities. We lead with curiosity and courage to try, to fail, to pivot, and to improve.

Confidential

We hold the stories and circumstances of those we serve in sacred trust. Within the bounds of safety and ethics, we vigilantly protect confidentiality and respect the privacy of survivors. Preserving dignity through discretion allows healing to flourish.