JEDI at
My Friend’s Place

JEDI Guiding Principles

• 1

  Anti-Racist & LGBTQ + Affirming

  My Friend’s Place acknowledges and condemns racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, ableism and all forms of oppression.

  We recognize that the current and historic impact of oppression, colonialism and white supremacy have resulted in a world where youth of color experiencing homelessness continue to be disproportionately and systematically marginalized.

  Because the young people we serve have a myriad of intersectional identities, it is important to specifically name racism and homophobia because youth of color and LGBTQ+ youth disproportionately experience homelessness.

  My Friend’s Place commits to being anti-racist and LGBTQ+ affirming.
• 2

  Confront Systems of Oppression

  My Friend’s Place seeks to address the consequences of systemic oppression

  Including mental and behavioral health, histories of juvenile and adult incarceration, as well as foster care involvement, and understands that these additional intersectional points of power and oppression shape how young people show up and experience the world.
• 3

  Create Equitable Opportunities

  My Friend's Place is devoted to consistently reformulating and adjusting our program to ensure youths’ fullness of identities and experiences are met with dignity, compassion and care.

  My Friend's Place will create opportunities for every young person to feel safe, reimagine, envision and self-define a path of empowerment.
• 4

  Disrupt & Dismantle Racism

  My Friend's Place will aggressively name, address, disrupt and dismantle racism and discrimination, both within our own organization and in all systems that impact the young people and their wellbeing.

  We remain resolute in our commitment to the youth we serve, as well as our community, and we will unapologetically model and advocate for a more consciously just, equitable, diverse, and inclusionary world.