Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Our Promise
At Valley Youth House, we believe diversity and inclusion are key to achieving our mission. We celebrate the diversity of culture, religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, and economic status of our team members, our clients, and our partners.
We embrace the principles and practices that acknowledge that all people are to be valued and treated with dignity. Our agency is dedicated to welcoming, respecting, and appreciating the combination of everyone’s individual differences, life experiences, originality, self-expression, distinctive abilities, knowledge, and unique skill that our youth and families invest in our programs, and our employees bring to their work.
We believe diversity and inclusion leads to higher satisfaction and empowerment, brings new ideas that promote creativity and growth, and ensures an environment where everyone’s unique skills and perspectives are valued. As an agency, we commit to using our voice and platform to fight against injustice.
With this in mind, we are taking the following steps to bring about equality, civility, and justice for all.
View our DEI Report here
Listen With Our Hearts
By providing safe spaces for people to share their experiences, we will build understanding and compassion for each other as a foundation for our continued work
Plan With Our Heads
We will work with youth and community leaders to develop an annual strategy to address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, both within our agency as well as in our local communities.
Speak Up With Our Voices
We will actively speak out and address acts of racism, racist comments, and racist practices, policies, and procedures while advocating for the youth we serve.
Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Richard Liu, MPH
Marci Martinez-Howey
Shawn O. Mack
Thomas R. Harrington
Kylin Camburn
Lawren Konschnik
Kevin Greene
Dr. G. Christopher Hunt, Ed.D.
Dr. Leon John, Jr., Ph.D.
Mary Lisicky, CFP
Natasha Ljujic, MBA
Jadira Morales
Heather Morris
Dr. Erica Patterson, DM
Forrest Patterson
Nicole Tyler
Jameel Rush, PHR, SHRM-CP
Alma Scott-Buczak, SHRM-SCP SPHR
