In early 2021, the SECS team spent five weeks digging into the concepts of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion and exploring how to make our office culture and staff the best representation of those ideals. From this work we have created the SECS Manifesto - a document compiling the principles & culture we want to cultivate at SECS. We'll be working to weave these core beliefs into every interaction we have both internally & with our neighbors.

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The SECS Manifesto:

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We at Southeast Community Services are accountable to ourselves, our team members, and our neighbors.

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We at Southeast Community Services recognize and accept that trust is EARNED.  

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We at Southeast Community Services will advocate unapologetically for our team, neighbors, family and community. 

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We at Southeast Community Services will go beyond the transactional and build genuine relationships with our staff and neighbors.  

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We at Southeast Community Services will be a space that honors feelings, opinions, and values; being a support system for staff and neighbors to achieve their goals.  

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We at Southeast Community Services will have a team culture where there are no siloes of work, we don’t hear “that’s not my job.” 

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We at Southeast Community Services are committed to treating our coworkers and every neighbor with respect and dignity. We believe everyone is creative, resourceful and capable.  

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We at Southeast Community Services will continue to prioritize focusing on equity and inclusion to ensure the best assistance and care for neighbors and staff.  

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We at Southeast Community Services will craft programming focused on change and innovation to meet the needs of our staff and our community with a focus on designing equity for neighbors who have been marginalized.

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We at Southeast Community Services will use continuous analysis, learning and evaluation to continue our anti-racist work with our staff and our neighbors.  

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We at Southeast Community Services will celebrate the work we do! 

We at Southeast Community Services will practice radical collaboration internally and externally.  

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We at Southeast Community Services will embrace the concept of lifelong learning and are dedicated to the ever-evolving improvement of our staff and neighbors.  

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We at Southeast Community Services will continue to remove barriers to accessing services.  

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We at Southeast Community Services commit to a culture where the voices of our staff and neighbors are valued and actively listened to.  

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We at Southeast Community Services will be open to, and value, the feedback of our staff and community. We offer feedback with responsibility and without fear.  

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We at Southeast Community Services will create and maintain an internal culture that is equitable, respectful and supportive by committing to having open conversations.  

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We agree that Equity, Diversity and Inclusion work is NEVER done.