Mission, Vision and Values
“POH helped me achieve financial stability and take better care of myself—so I can show up for the people who depend on me.”
Mission
We partner with DC families to build paths to multigenerational success through coaching, resource sharing and community building. Together, we build a platform addressing systemic barriers through shared family experiences.
Vision
Families design the future of their neighborhood, while amplifying their voices, securing their well-being, and unifying community power to last for generations.
Our Path to Change
Platform of Hope provides one-on-one coaching, access to external services, and facilitates cohort-based family-centered gatherings and leadership opportunities, so families of color will (1) reach their holistic self-identified goals, (2) actively build community and connection and, (3) engage in campaigns to address structural inequalities.
Founding Values
Grounded in our shared aspiration for the community and belief in the innate potential of all individuals and families, three key guiding principles govern the work of the Platform of Hope.
We Will:
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Confront inequity by acknowledging and understanding persistent racial inequity, as well as other systems of exclusion and inaccessibility.
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Listen to families by centering our work around the voices of the Platform of Hope families, considering their interests, strategies, and solutions to ensure that our collective work is connected to the needs and hopes of our community.
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Respond, be transparent, and reflective about the effectiveness of our work, while being open to adjust our program goals, services, and target outcomes in response to what we learn.