“A community is the mental and spiritual condition of knowing that the place is shared, and that the people who share the place define and limit the possibilities of each other’s lives. It is the knowledge that people have of each other, their concern for each other, their trust in each other, the freedom with which they come and go among themselves.”
Our Values:
We believe that meaningful community gathering is the foundation of all possibility.
We embrace abundance (and reject scarcity) in our work and our culture :: there is room and a need for all of us at our table.
We center joyful hospitality in our work and in our lives.
We work with care + integrity.
We prioritize the wholeness of people :: their history, cultures, food ways, communities, and right to be self-determined.
We respect that our lives change — as we grow, learn, and take on new responsibilities — and create supportive practices.
We strive to build collaborative and inclusive cultures and reject the false choice between individual and community needs.
We believe that small + local cultural shifts can catalyze transformational change and are as necessary as large, systemic, and policy-based solutions. We advocate for and work towards both.