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We All Belong InitiativeBurlington’s Center for Community and Neighborhoods (CCAN) is poised with several community partners to launch an initiative to create a more welcoming community embracing our diversity and global connection. The We All Belong Initiative is designed to enable us to tear down the systems that perpetuate poverty, racism and social inequity. |
The mission is to provide the tools and resources for organizations to primarily build their cultural and linguistic competence so that they can provide more culturally relevant services, and then truly be more inclusive and welcoming.
The goal of the initiative in 2010-2011 is to increase the cultural competency of schools and organizations to serve low-income and racially/ethnically diverse groups.
Briefly, cultural competence is a developmental process, not a final result that evolves over an extended period. Both individuals and organizations are at various levels of awareness, knowledge and skills along the cultural competence continuum. (adapted from Cross et al., 1989). The Center for Cultural Competence, at Georgetown University states the following:
Cultural competence requires that organizations:
Resource: National Center for Cultural Competence at Georgetown University: http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/nccc/.
For more information on how to host an AmeriCorps*State member, please refer to the Host Organizations page.
AmeriCorps*State members can do direct service to strengthen an organization’s programs and its ability to serve particular populations. Like A*VISTA, organizations still need a sustainability plan so they can continue to serve the needs of the community once AmeriCorps support has ended.
For more information on AmeriCorps*State, please refer to the Prospective Members page. Or, learn more about CEDO's AmeriCorps*VISTA program, another local AmeriCorps program.
Page last updated December 29, 2009

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