Equity Commitment
MCCOY will work to create equitable, anti-racist, anti-biased environments and systems for the youth and families.
MCCOY’s equity commitment outlines internal and external best practices, policies, and responsibilities. It acknowledges work already completed in previous years and lays a strong foundation for our work going forward. Most importantly, it secures an ongoing commitment to remain equitable and ethical in all facets of our organization, in our culture, and our service to youth and families.
Ongoing Progress
MCCOY has taken a firmer public stance on issues that disproportionately impact children and families in minoritized and underserved communities through public statements, policy work, testimonies, letter campaigns, and more.
MCCOY created a financial and funding policy to ensure we are seeking funds from ethical sources, spending responsibility and equitably.
Each year, we offer a menu of learning opportunities focused on equity and inclusion for the community. We are committed to ongoing learning both internally and as a provider to the community.
Equity in Mental Health Access
MCCOY’s Mental Health Matters Initiative prioritizes equitable funding and capacity building of community mental health supports and services. We focus on positively impacting and safely serving individuals and families who are continually and disproportionately under-served and targeted by systemic injustices.
Our approach: to reduce stigma and barriers, provide safe entry points into conversations and relationship building, then leading those into connections for services, programs, education and other opportunities performed by educated and trusted providers. The priority being safety at every point – entry, connection and service.
MCCOY is a proud partner in The Indiana Youth Worker Well-Being Project, a collaborative statewide effort to improve the lives of Indiana’s youth workers so they can more effectively work with youth. Indiana’s youth benefit most when youth workers are well. It is essential the field of youth work is well-recognized, valued, and supported by society to provide the highest quality services for young people.
Thank you for our Equity Committee members who contribute to our ongoing efforts in this initiative: Latosha Rowley, Kimberly Hollabough, Kimberly Ewing, Marcy Cabello and Jazmin Glasco.
