A Note from our Executive Director
Dear friend,
"Me gustaría que la gente sienta confianza, inclusión, respeto y aceptación.”
“I would like people to feel trust, inclusion, respect and acceptance.”
We asked our community, “what do you wish people will feel about IVYP” as part of our name change survey. The responses have been so gratifying. Since launching our name change survey, we have heard from 95 individuals, including clients, students, employees, community members, community leaders, partners and donors. It’s not too late if you’d like to weigh in!
You can find the survey here.
Our name change steering committee has begun to make sense of what we’ve heard from all of you. Here’s what one committee member said: “It’s so uniformly celebratory and positive. Themes like safety and security are overlaid with…. Joy. But in addition to happiness, … there are real bedrock things like trust and value and safety. Thing that are not fun, but they make people feel comfortable….homey….. It’s a lot of different things that add up to being a very welcoming and loving place.”
I invite you to see all the survey responses. They can be found here.
We’ve begun to generate some good ideas. Let me know if you’d like to hear what we’re considering, or if you have a great idea.
Lori Goodman
Executive Director
