At ORIMHA, we recognize that the issue and impact of racism is inextricably bound to social and emotional well-being. We believe it is a fundamental right and need of all children to experience their world as a safe and secure place through responsive and culturally attuned relationships, yet our black and brown children continue to face disproportionate threats to meeting this fundamental right and need as a result of the cumulative and widespread impact of institutional and systemic racism.

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ORIMHA remains committed to its mission to promote social-emotional learning and relationship-based practices which advocate for the best interest of infants, young children and their families and we honor this commitment necessitates self-reflection on the thoughts, beliefs and unconscious biases that sustain the oppression of children and families of color.

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Rooted in this commitment is collective work to expand professional capacity through deepened self-reflection specific to increasing awareness of our respective roles and responsibilities within systems of oppression, acknowledgement of privilege, and intentional action taken to combat discrimination in all forms.

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