12/18/2024
OUR VISION
Newcomer and immigrant community members trust their new home, actively participate, contribute, grow, and are resilient in their settlement and integration journey. A community-driven and sustainable FOCAS, where newcomers engage in a meaningful and authentic exchange of culture with other newcomers and Indigenous communities and have strong cultural connections between Oromia and Canada
OUR MISSION
To empower, inspire, and instill confidence with newcomer and refugee community members, leading to learning excellence and economic prosperity. ,
To bridge the gap and advocate for the rights of community members who experience inequities. To build communities that can visualize and realize pathways to educational, economic, cultural, and social success..
OUR VALUE
INCLUSIVITY: We are always working towards authentic inclusivity. We value and respect differences and seek to create environments where all people can participate.
EMPOWERMENT: We empower clients/community members with tapping to their needs and strengths. We know that communities are always changing and growing. Empowerment means being innovative in how we listen, respond to issues, develop programming, and work with each other. This often requires boldness, as empowerment means changing the status quo power structures that currently create marginalization for many community members, staff, volunteers, and/or partner organizations.
INTEGRITY: We have integrity if we work with honesty and transparency. It should be clear for everyone (staff, volunteers, partners, and clients/community members) what we are doing and what we hope to achieve. Demonstrating accountability to staff, funders, partners, and community maintains our integrity as an organization.
POSITIVITY: is an indicator that we are operating as a healthy organization. We seek solutions and continuous improvement – we build positive pathways for our work. If our staff, board, and volunteer work culture is not one of positivity, then it is time to examine how and why we work together and if our goals are the right ones.
