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Powerful Voices: a social justice organization

www.powerfulvoices.org
Justice – We believe in a more just society
We work toward making equitable gains in
health, economic, educational and legal
systems. Recognizing that disparity exists
among girls, we serve girls with the highest
needs and those with limited access to
opportunity.
Source: Powerful Voices Strategic Plan

www.powerfulvoices.org
Promoting Social Justice
Becoming a
social justice
organization

Re-framing

Individual /
community
behavior

Critical Mass

Institutions,
Policy &
Systems

Holding the
line

Definition

Dismantling
oppression in
our own
organizations
to position us
to promote
social justice.

Issue or idea is
given new
meaning.
People see
issue
differently as a
result of our
work.

Individual
(and/or
community)
does things
differently and
for the better,
usually building
a sense of
personal
empowerment.

More people
are engaged in
an idea or
action as a
result of your
work.

Organizational,
local, regional,
state or
national policy
changed to
better serve
girls, as a result
of our work.

Earlier progress
on issues is
maintained in
the face of
budget cuts or
other threats.

Examples

Organizational
Assessments &
work plans
integrated into
Strategic Plans
and policies.

Re-defining
[girl]

Groups and
case
management
services for
girls

Girlvolution

Participating in
coalitions to
promote
education/inter
action with
policy and
systems-level
leaders

Continuation of
groups in
Juvenile
Detention, and
continuing to
increase
cultural
competency
practices
beyond grant
cycles.

Curriculum
development
and training

Girl Justice
trainings

www.powerfulvoices.org
Completed a county-wide needs
assessment on the state of
women and girls.
Founded to address
issues of equity and
justice at their root

1995

Began offering girls
groups in King County
Juvenile Detention

1996

1997

Beganoffering girls
groups in Seattle Public
Schools middle schools

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1 of 6 programs in the
country honored at a
national summit on the
future of juvenile
justice.

www.powerfulvoices.org
Formalized integration
of social justice topics
into curriculum

2003
First Strategic Plan
prioritized increasing
diversity & cultural
competency in board
and staff.

2004

2005

Board & Staff retreat
leads to creation of
social justice values
statement.

2006

2007

Staff and board retreat
on race and class led to
revision of mission to
include “promoting
social justice.”

2008

2009

Joined the Seattle Youth
Violence Prevention
Initiative

www.powerfulvoices.org
Pilot project shows groups
are effective at helping girls
build skills to prevent
commercial sexual
exploitation

Inaugural Girl Justice
training.
Transfer of leadership
for groups in Juvenile
Detention.

2010

Inaugural
Girlvolution
Conference

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Re-definition of [girl]
begins effort to better
servetransgender
gender nonconforming youth

www.powerfulvoices.org

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Social justice

  • 1. Powerful Voices: a social justice organization www.powerfulvoices.org
  • 2. Justice – We believe in a more just society We work toward making equitable gains in health, economic, educational and legal systems. Recognizing that disparity exists among girls, we serve girls with the highest needs and those with limited access to opportunity. Source: Powerful Voices Strategic Plan www.powerfulvoices.org
  • 3. Promoting Social Justice Becoming a social justice organization Re-framing Individual / community behavior Critical Mass Institutions, Policy & Systems Holding the line Definition Dismantling oppression in our own organizations to position us to promote social justice. Issue or idea is given new meaning. People see issue differently as a result of our work. Individual (and/or community) does things differently and for the better, usually building a sense of personal empowerment. More people are engaged in an idea or action as a result of your work. Organizational, local, regional, state or national policy changed to better serve girls, as a result of our work. Earlier progress on issues is maintained in the face of budget cuts or other threats. Examples Organizational Assessments & work plans integrated into Strategic Plans and policies. Re-defining [girl] Groups and case management services for girls Girlvolution Participating in coalitions to promote education/inter action with policy and systems-level leaders Continuation of groups in Juvenile Detention, and continuing to increase cultural competency practices beyond grant cycles. Curriculum development and training Girl Justice trainings www.powerfulvoices.org
  • 4. Completed a county-wide needs assessment on the state of women and girls. Founded to address issues of equity and justice at their root 1995 Began offering girls groups in King County Juvenile Detention 1996 1997 Beganoffering girls groups in Seattle Public Schools middle schools 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1 of 6 programs in the country honored at a national summit on the future of juvenile justice. www.powerfulvoices.org
  • 5. Formalized integration of social justice topics into curriculum 2003 First Strategic Plan prioritized increasing diversity & cultural competency in board and staff. 2004 2005 Board & Staff retreat leads to creation of social justice values statement. 2006 2007 Staff and board retreat on race and class led to revision of mission to include “promoting social justice.” 2008 2009 Joined the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative www.powerfulvoices.org
  • 6. Pilot project shows groups are effective at helping girls build skills to prevent commercial sexual exploitation Inaugural Girl Justice training. Transfer of leadership for groups in Juvenile Detention. 2010 Inaugural Girlvolution Conference 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Re-definition of [girl] begins effort to better servetransgender gender nonconforming youth www.powerfulvoices.org