JUSTICE, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (JEDI)
At the core, ending youth homelessness is a cause rooted deeply in justice.
in 2021:
TGTHR understands that wellness, safety and prosperity cannot exist for individuals or communities without actively dismantling oppressive structures within our organization and greater communities. Moreover, it is essential to elevate the voices of youth who experience homelessness, who too often are marginalized in systems.
In order to take on the structural inequities we face as a society, we must take a systems level approach. For TGTHR, this means engaging in every aspect of our work through a JEDI lens – from service delivery, to continuing to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, to strengthening our efforts to diversify our staff. TGTHR is committed to igniting and implementing lasting structural change within our organization and beyond.
TGTHR’s JEDI Committee has helped facilitate the following steps of progress toward becoming a more inclusive, diverse, and equitable organization:
for entry level and management positions to promote pay equity among staff
10-15 %
1,200
15
$15,000
in equity consultants
for entry level and management positions to promote pay equity among staff
in equity consultants
ON THE HORIZON
- Increasing opportunities for participants to take leadership roles in our programs to continue promoting youth voice
- Improving policies and procedures to ensure they integrate equitable practices for all participants and staff
- Providing more training opportunities for youth, staff, and volunteers to continue learning ways to advance anti-racism and equity as individuals and an organization
OUR VALUES
- We believe growth is rooted in relationships.
- We believe in wildly celebrating resilience.
- We believe there is strength in diversity.
- We believe in promoting youth voices.
- We believe that housing is a fundamental right.
OUR COMMITMENT
At TGTHR, we ask that all of our employees and board of directors make a commitment to continued education of social justice, especially the intersection of youth homelessness and race, gender, sexuality, ability, immigration, and socioeconomics. We know that justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) work is an ongoing process that requires self-reflection, accountability, and consistent attention. For this reason, we formed a JEDI Committee that will advance and ensure justice, equity, diversity and inclusion within TGTHR and its communities.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are strategically invested in creating an equitable, diverse, just, and inclusive work environment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, belief, religion, creed, ability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related conditions), family or parental status, military or veteran status […], or any other status protected by the federal, state, and local laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. For any job openings, all interested individuals, including people of color, LGBTQ+ folks, women, and people with different levels of ability are particularly urged to apply.
