Mission, Vision & Guiding Values
MISSION
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The mission of Melrose Alliance Against Violence is to offer comprehensive programs that aim to break the cycle of relational violence through child and youth prevention programs, survivor support services, and community awareness activities that promote healthy relationships.
Our programs include community awareness activities, school-based education and prevention programs including: bullying prevention, mentoring and peer leadership; and information support, resource and referral services for victims, family members and the community.
VISION
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We envision a community, motivated to work together to break the cycle of relational or intimate partner violence and to foster safe and healthy relationships in order to create a brighter future for all free from violence.
OUR GUIDING VALUES
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Survivors are our center: (Accountability)
Survivors guide our work. We listen to lived experience, respect individual choices, and center safety and dignity in every decision. This commitment shapes how we design programs, build partnerships, and approach prevention.
We are better together: (Inclusivity)
Ending relational violence takes all of us. Inclusivity strengthens our work and our impact. We build trust by listening first, showing up consistently, and working alongside survivors, youth, and community partners, honoring differences in needs, experiences, and identity.
Community is the solution: (Collaboration)
Violence does not happen in isolation, and neither does prevention. We collaborate with schools, families, organizations, local leadership, in both relationship and across systems, to foster healthy relationships, disrupt the cycle of violence, and prevent harm before it happens.
Empathy with Purpose: (Empathy and Empowerment)
People are the experts on their own lives. We engage with empathy and respect, and recognize the strengths people already hold. We avoid fixing or directing; instead, we support people in building skills, knowledge, confidence, and agency to create meaningful change.
Hope Through Action: (Change is possible)
Everyone deserves healthy relationships. We believe change is possible and we work toward it every day. Even when the work is hard, we continue to listen, learn, and take action to strengthen relationships, reduce and prevent harm, and support a safer, healthier, more connected community.
