A Note from our Executive Director
Dear friend,
How do you show appreciation? How do you like to be appreciated? These are the questions I asked my team during the reflection time in our weekly meeting.
Focusing on gratitude is a great way to promote emotional well-being. There is so much I am grateful for. I am so grateful for the opportunity to do important and meaningful work at IVYP. I appreciate our dedicated staff, who are working hard to care for our community every day, who are speaking out against injustice, and who are doing their best to mitigate the effects of poverty, racism, and trauma. I am grateful to the IVYP board for their support and their trust.
And, I am grateful to you – thank you for reading our newsletter each month.
This month, our Family Fiesta also focused on gratitude. The children and their caregivers shared how they show appreciation and how they like to be appreciated. I invite you to take some time to appreciate the important people in your life, and to allow yourself to feel appreciated.
Lori Goodman
Executive Director
