Mission
SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE O(NCN'S) MISSION IS TO DELIVER TRAININGS AND ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO STRENGTHEN AND RE-ROOT THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA OR SEEK TO ESTABLISH ASSET-BASED PROGRAMS. NCN HONORS THE IDENTITY AND INDIGENOUS ROOTED TRADITIONS OF CHICANO/A/X, LATINO/A/X, NATIVE, AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN THEIR WORK. NCN HAS A LONG HISTORY COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITIES OF DIVERSE ETHNICITIES, SPECIFICALLY, AFRICAN AMERICAN AND ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS, WEAVING THEIR CULTURAL STRENGTHS AND RITUALS INTO COMMUNITY HEALING. NCN IS RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER BY ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO WOMEN AND GIRLS BECAUSE THEIR WORK ADDRESSES THE BIASES AND DISCRIMINATION THEY ENCOUNTER. AS WELL, NCN USES AN INCLUSIVE, CO-CREATIVE PROCESS TO SERVE LGBTQ2S+ YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN THROUGH A CULTURALLY ROOTED AND HEALING-CENTERED MODEL THAT CREATES WELCOMING, SAFE AND SECURE SPACES FOR PARTICIPANTS.