We at KidSafe Collaborative are deeply committed to ensuring that we confront and address the systemic problems and inequities. KidSafe is a partnership organization comprised of community-based agencies, local and state governmental agencies, individuals and businesses. Together, we share a commitment to improving the health, safety, and well-being of children, youth, and families. We can't stop there, though, and we must look deeper: at ourselves, our community partners, and the systems that impact children and families.
We are committed to listening, learning, and taking action to end systemic racism whether in child welfare, law enforcement, health care, education, etc. The KidSafe Collaborative Board of Directors has established a DEI Committee, which meets monthly to discuss and review KidSafe Collaborative policies and practices along with issues we are seeing within the child welfare system in our county and state. KidSafe Collaborative staff
has committed to bringing a DEI lens to all work and meetings with our partners in the community, listening to and elevating the voices of those who have been continually marginalized in the systems we work within. We have made updates to many of our forms and procedures to make them more inclusive and accessible. We have dedicated time at each of our Board meetings for DEIB topics. We consistently work to recruit and retain a diverse group of Board and staff members.
