EHP has been in continuous operation since 1975 and a core part of the organization’s mission has been to enable African Americans and other people of color to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights. It is now 2020 and this focus has not changed.
During the past 6 months, we have been overwhelmed with the demand for safety-net resources in the local and surrounding communities and our staff, donors and volunteers have come together to respond to that need and respond powerfully. In the midst of managing our pandemic response, we faced another crisis in this country that was sparked by the tragic killing of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis and the resulting outpouring of grief, pain, anger and violence rocking U.S cities has been incredible. We at EHP are committed to our values of an inclusive and diverse community and culture. We condemn discrimination and injustice in all of their forms, and we are committed to the necessary and important conversations specific to racial injustice of the Black community and other communities of color.
EHP is working to fight structural racism within our own organization and community by continuously analyzing how structural racism disproportionately segregates communities of color from access to opportunity and fair treatment, and developing practices within the organization to ensure that the entire EHP family including staff, clients, donors, volunteers, board members and the local community, play a crucial role in ongoing conversations and development of lasting solutions.
We stand with everyone who is suffering and processing the myriad of emotions resulting from the ever-growing list of people falling victim to discrimination, injustice and hate—George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Botham (Bo) Jean and countless others. This has to stop.
There is still work to do, and we are continuing to take action on our commitments to diversity and inclusion. The onus is on all of us to be a part of the conversation and a part of the solution.
During the past 6 months, we have been overwhelmed with the demand for safety-net resources in the local and surrounding communities and our staff, donors and volunteers have come together to respond to that need and respond powerfully. In the midst of managing our pandemic response, we faced another crisis in this country that was sparked by the tragic killing of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis and the resulting outpouring of grief, pain, anger and violence rocking U.S cities has been incredible. We at EHP are committed to our values of an inclusive and diverse community and culture. We condemn discrimination and injustice in all of their forms, and we are committed to the necessary and important conversations specific to racial injustice of the Black community and other communities of color.
EHP is working to fight structural racism within our own organization and community by continuously analyzing how structural racism disproportionately segregates communities of color from access to opportunity and fair treatment, and developing practices within the organization to ensure that the entire EHP family including staff, clients, donors, volunteers, board members and the local community, play a crucial role in ongoing conversations and development of lasting solutions.
We stand with everyone who is suffering and processing the myriad of emotions resulting from the ever-growing list of people falling victim to discrimination, injustice and hate—George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Botham (Bo) Jean and countless others. This has to stop.
There is still work to do, and we are continuing to take action on our commitments to diversity and inclusion. The onus is on all of us to be a part of the conversation and a part of the solution.
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Chairman of the Board, Arnold Hart
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