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Values
Values
Start
with
Gifts
Assets and strengths, not deficits and needs, are the true building blocks of
healthy communities.
Build
Relationships
For Mutual Support
ABCD believes
that relationships are the core of flourishing communities. Relationships create trust and activate gifts and power.
Value
Small
ABCD values
small, grassroots, resident - driven approaches that use stories as the basis for learning, sharing and acting for change.
Nurture
Community
Led Action
When people in a community act together, they demonstrate their own power and leadership and can
bring about positive change.
Work
for Equity
and Justice
ABCD fosters
a world where all people thrive. ABCD helps people use their gifts to work in their communities to disrupt systemic oppression and regenerate power in new, creative and equitable ways.
Believe
in
Possibility
ABCD is rooted in hope.
People in communities, even in extreme situations, can use their gifts to imagine ways to create change.
Lead
by
Stepping Back
ABCD shines
a light on residents' power to contribute to and make decisions in their communities.
Include
Everyone
ABCD does not just invite people to the table but builds a new table where everyone has a true place.
ABCD celebrates
and values diversity.