Our Values
Anti Oppression/ Anti Racism
The Storytellers Project strives to be an anti-oppression/anti-racist organization that honors and respects the humanity of all human beings. We create a welcoming environment that honors the gender, racial, ethnic, spiritual/religious, sexual orientation, and other identities of the people we work with. All of our policies and work are intended to deconstruct systems of oppression and create systems of equity and equality for all human beings.
Accountability
The Storytellers Project values accountability, and we take responsibility for our actions, including the effects of our actions. We are accountable to one another, the people we serve, and the communities we work and live in.
Restorative/Transformative Justice
We practice and promote restorative and transformative justice to heal harm that we cause one another, and for others who cause harm to us or to their communities. We wholeheartedly believe that restorative and transformative justice can create safer and stronger communities, without being dependent upon the punitive consequences of the criminal legal system.
Healing-Centered Pedagogy/ Trauma Responsive
The Storytellers Project and all of its programs use a healing-centered pedagogy that places the healing and restoration of our humanity at the forefront of our policies, procedures, and curricula. We are trauma-informed and trauma-responsive so that we can respond to the needs of our employees and the youth and families we work with to promote their spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical well-being and prevent additional trauma.
Human First Workplace
We are a Human First Workplace that values and respects our employees as human beings first and foremost, not human resources. We strive to create a workplace that honors our humanity first, including our need for rest, time to care for mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being, and time to spend with our families and loved ones. We encourage and provide resources and benefits for employees to take time off, work less than 40 hours per week but with full-time pay, and practice self and community care.